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Help recognize the essential work of community social service workers!
Ottawa (29 Oct. 2013) - With over a week to go, municipalities across Canada are proclaiming November 6 as Community Social Service Workers Appreciation Day.
Support for Community Social Service Workers Appreciation Day keeps growing
Vancouver, North Bay, and Flin Flon are just some of the communities joining the two provinces and over 100 municipalities that have proclaimed November 6 as Community Social Service Workers Appreciation Day in previous years.
The CSS Appreciation Day was started by the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) in 2007. It is intended to raise the profile of workers in the sector and draw attention to the issues they face.
If you would like your community to proclaim November 6 as Community Social Service Workers Appreciation Day a sample proclamation can be found on the cssworkers.ca website.
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The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is one of Canada's largest labour organizations with over 340,000 members. Our mission is to improve the lives of working families and to build a stronger Canada by ensuring our common wealth is used for the common good. NUPGE