Ontario’s principal public service union says it will not support the province’s basic income experiment if it means job losses for social workers.
“Frontline social assistance staff are open to seeing their job descriptions evolve, but there is no way we will support any new model of social assistance delivery that doesn’t involve them,” said Warren Thomas, president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).
Thomas said he is “all for” the basic income if it helps raise people out of poverty, “but people in poverty need more than money. They need employment counseling, housing supports, crisis intervention, and personal […]
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