To: Tom Horne, Attorney General, Arizona Corporate Commission, AZ Department of Economic Security, Child Protective Services, President Donald Trump, The Arizona State House, The Arizona State Senate, Governor Doug Ducey, The United States H...
Protect the Protectors
Dear Arizona MoveOn member,
In America, professionals who work hard to protect abused children and assist clients that struggle with mental health issues, and poverty, should be honored. Imagine having people's safety in your hands, working long hours, being On Call 24-7, functioning under strict ethical and intellectual standards for practice, and then not get paid. Unfortunately some of us have experienced working and yet were unpaid even though the agency was paid, as contracted with the government.
There are newsworthy reports re: need for increase staff and pay for CPS staff...But NO ONE has paid attention to individual contracted professionals in that field that are already over-worked and underpaid, and unknowingly are at high risk for ZERO PAY for work already rendered. The corporations can rake in millions of dollars each year even though complaints of their failure to use funding appropriately, particularly to pay staff, has been communicated to authorities. No apparent consequence for what the common person would label as a crime of theft, and no viable way to protect unsuspecting future victims (job seekers).
We, the undersigned, support protection for ALL social service workers, particularly contract workers, and demand that state officials respond to white-collar crime now! Protect the most honorable of professions.
In America, professionals who work hard to protect abused children and assist clients that struggle with mental health issues, and poverty, should be honored. Imagine having people's safety in your hands, working long hours, being On Call 24-7, functioning under strict ethical and intellectual standards for practice, and then not get paid. Unfortunately some of us have experienced working and yet were unpaid even though the agency was paid, as contracted with the government.
There are newsworthy reports re: need for increase staff and pay for CPS staff...But NO ONE has paid attention to individual contracted professionals in that field that are already over-worked and underpaid, and unknowingly are at high risk for ZERO PAY for work already rendered. The corporations can rake in millions of dollars each year even though complaints of their failure to use funding appropriately, particularly to pay staff, has been communicated to authorities. No apparent consequence for what the common person would label as a crime of theft, and no viable way to protect unsuspecting future victims (job seekers).
We, the undersigned, support protection for ALL social service workers, particularly contract workers, and demand that state officials respond to white-collar crime now! Protect the most honorable of professions.
Why is this important?
State paid CEO "steals" money from social service workers, by failing to pay them and not one official, from governing positions, express concern or advocacy. The only option for victims is to spend more unpaid time, as well as personal money, to seek legal action that is unreasonable, with unlikely results. The "criminal" aka employer is protected. This has got to stop.
Social workers and counselors are commonly hired as Independent contractors, and unknowingly are not covered by rules that apply to "employees", that would offer them some level of recourse and advocacy when unpaid. Help Protect the Protectors of Children, not CEO's that became wealthy on stolen tax dollars, that should go to those that directly provided the service.
Social workers and counselors are commonly hired as Independent contractors, and unknowingly are not covered by rules that apply to "employees", that would offer them some level of recourse and advocacy when unpaid. Help Protect the Protectors of Children, not CEO's that became wealthy on stolen tax dollars, that should go to those that directly provided the service.