As the Union moves closer and closer to a strike. Last I heard, negotiations did not take place last weekend as promised. County administrators said they would be negotiating all weekend, but because the Union had voted to authorize a strike, the county negotiators all left in protest. Makes them seem a bit juvenile, but then maybe they are with their unwillingness to negotiate a fair deal, after devastating the SEIU members the last six years with take aways, while always giving better contracts to other unions.
Anyway, I came across something else to consider. I was finishing my CEU ethics course on line, and came across this bit about ethics and labor issues:
Mental Health practitioners are generally allowed to engage in organized action, including the formation and participation in labor unions, to improve services to clients and working conditions. When involved in a dispute, job action or strike, workers should carefully weigh the possible impact on clients and be guided by their profession's ethical values and principals prior to taking action.
Now I have to ferret out what that means and how it applies to my situation. Is the Callcenter a position that has to be manned at all costs. It seems like it is. We cannot not be there for a caller in crisis. Also people need to access services (if they are not closed because of a strike. Something to think about and pray about. I;m still praying something will give to improve our prospects. I really do not want to strike.
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