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Workload - DCYF Campaign
Are you tired of seeing our coworkers leaving because of burnout and stress? Is your workload unmanageable or pressuring you to work off the clock? Are you fed up with being told to do more work in less time? So are we.
Our policy committee started a workload subcommittee that has been organizing job and legislative actions, along with putting together a campaign to address workload concerns. Officers of our policy committee have already had a meeting with DCYF leadership, and we sent a letter to our agency's secretary to provide notice of our concerns. The only way to make the workload problem truly go away is to require the wealthy to pay their fair share - but we have the power to make conditions much better in the meantime.
We do that by shifting the culture in our agency. If we want workers to stop being blamed for being unable to do an impossible level of work, that starts with us. We have additional actions planned out, but first we need to show our supervisors, area administrators, regional leadership, and statewide leadership that we support each other, and that we know our rights. We don't work off the clock, we take our lunch breaks, we ask our leadership to provide us with guidance when we have too much to do, and we rely on each other for support.
How you can take action
Please join us in posting the flyers below on the outside of our cubicles and offices, and on our office union boards. Share and discuss them with your coworkers during your breaks. We need to hold each other accountable in following these, or we will never be able to make things better. Your council representative should be able to provide paper copies, but you can print more here, too! Just remember not to use work time or resources for this. Have questions or looking for guidance? Contact us at [email protected]!
Prioritizing Your Workload
Work it? Clock it!
Weingarten (Representation) Rights
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Do you have an idea for an action? Is there an issue relevant to WFSE DCYF workers that you want us to know about or share? Talk with your local union or contact us at [email protected].
