“Frontline social workers (and all other essential workers) have risked their lives to serve cities all across the country during this pandemic.

…I feel that the media often fails to recognize that many social workers are frontline workers…I believe that essential workers and our communities deserve the support of congressional funding. With that, I believe it is past time for social workers to unionize.

…Budget cuts for frontline workers don’t just impact all public service workers who could lose their jobs. They impact people who expect clean, safe, neighborhoods for our future generations, the security of knowing that there are enough first responders available to answer emergency calls, and the safety that comes with having those that can ensure these things are happening and positive change is being made as time goes on.

Budget cuts impact all of us. The federal government needs to step up to the challenge of keeping our country safe and running by allowing the funds necessary to the workers that provide services. I feel that the impact in one’s community if public services are not funded properly only bring more uncertainty to this country.”

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To know that someone is fighting for more fair treatment and protections for me as an essential and frontline worker especially during this pandemic I feel is necessary and very comforting. It can be so overwhelming and exhausting to work for little pay in an occupation that can take an extreme emotional toll on a worker. Frontline social workers (and all other essential workers) have risked their lives to serve cities all across the country during this pandemic. We all rely heavily at all times on our public services for safety, security, and quality of life. My job is to help parents who are addicted reunify with their children to give parents a chance to give their children the most safe and stable environment to grow up in while a parent gets sober. I feel that the media often fails to recognize that many social workers are frontline workers and not to mention fail to recognize any positive social workers are achieving which is oftentimes very discouraging. I believe that essential workers and our communities deserve the support of congressional funding. With that, I believe it is past time for social workers to unionize. Social workers cannot be effective for our clients/patients if our basic needs aren't being met. Recently, do to the COVID-19 pandemic and buying necessary supplies for the pandemic, the “cost of living raise” as well as the raise in income I have been waiting for since I became a social worker (2 years ago), got taken away from all of the workers at the Division of Child and Family Services. This has been the most discouraging thing I have faced in my career yet. Budget cuts for frontline workers don’t just impact all public service workers who could lose their jobs. They impact people who expect clean, safe, neighborhoods for our future generations, the security of knowing that there are enough first responders available to answer emergency calls, and the safety that comes with having those that can ensure these things are happening and positive change is being made as time goes on. Budget cuts impact all of us.

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