Workers who care for the disabled, counsel battered women and provide support to sexual-assault victims walked off the job at 13 agencies in Greater Victoria Thursday to push for higher wages. It was ...

Four years after Canada’s first COVID-19 lockdown, the country has found itself in the midst of a mental health crisis. The pandemic itself increased anxiety and depression among many; now, two in ...

Rally in Victoria last spring: CUPE BC community social service workers sent message of resolve to BC Liberals in May. Community social services workers earn so little that one out of three "have to ...

Community social services workers around the province have voted strongly in favour of job action to back their bargaining proposals. Members in general services voted 85% in favour of strike action, ...

TORONTO, Jan. 6, 2021 /CNW/ - The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) is expanding its highly successful "What's in a name?" public awareness campaign in 2021 to ...

A “severe shortage” of social workers in northern Saskatchewan is affecting not only the remaining workers, but the thousands of people who rely on them for help, according to the union representing ...

Carmen Roswell hesitated for years before committing to a career in social work. "There's a lot of stigmas towards this profession," she said. "Every time I tell a person I'm taking this course, they ...