OPSEU
members mark National Child Day in their workplaces and communities
OPSEU members wore blue lapel ribbons in their
workplaces, held lunch-time walks in their communities and ran display
tables at local malls to mark National Child Day today. The events were
well-covered by the local media and members reported they got a good
response from the public.
The activities were part of a joint outreach campaign
with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to call for
sustainable funding for children’s aid and children’s mental health.
OPSEU members distributed special message bookmarks and
asked for people to sign the November 20, 2009, Declaration of Concern
for Vulnerable Children and Youth. To read the bookmark,
click here.
The Declaration, jointly sponsored by OPSEU, CUPE, the
Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union, Ontario Association of
Children’s Aid Societies and Children’s Mental Health Ontario, calls on
the Ontario government to fulfill its obligation to protect our children
from harm and provide for their healthy development before it’s too
late. To read the Declaration
click here.
The following CAS and Child Treatment bargaining units
held public outreach events this week to mark National Child Day:
Local 144 Madame Vanier Children's Services
Local 145 St. Clair Child and Youth Services
Local 148 Chatham-Kent Children's Services
Local 258 Family & Children's Services of the Waterloo
Region
Local 304 York Region Children's Aid Society
Local 361 Frontenac Youth Services
Local 441 Child and Youth Wellness Centre of Leeds and
Grenville
Local 441 Family and Children's Services of Brockville,
Leeds and Grenville
Local 460 Pathways for Children and Youth
Local 665 Timiskaming Child and Family Services/Services
a l'enfance et a la famille du Timiskaming
Local 666 Child & Family Centre/Centre De L'Enfant Et De
La Famille/Ngodweaangizwin Aaskaagewin
Local 666 Children's Community Network
Local 668 Children’s Aid Society of the Districts of
Sudbury & Manitoulin
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