WE ARE ONE! I support a fair contract for the Federation of Social Workers.

We serve... We are... the 99%

FSW Members have gone without a contract since December 31, 2008.

Who are The Monroe County Federation of Social Workers IUE-CWA 81381?

• We help keep children and the elderly safe.
• We work with troubled families to help them overcome addiction, domestic violence, abuse, neglect, lack of education and limited resources.
• We provide Medicaid, Food Stamps and basic assistance to needy people in our community.
• We provide shelter for the homeless and collect support for children from absent parents.
• We take care of young people who have become entangled with the juvenile justice system.
• We fund and oversee preventive daycare services and preventive services in the community.
• We provide social work services to the elderly and disabled at Monroe Community Hospital.
• We are your friends, neighbors and family whose jobs are to provide vital services to the most vulnerable people in our community.

What are we fighting for?

Our base wages have been frozen since January, 2008 while Monroe County Director of Human Resources, Brayton Connard, has enjoyed salary increases of $17,000 between 2009 and 2010 alone.

In December 2011, our County Legislators voted to increase their own salaries and approved an $11,000 salary increase for Sheriff Patrick.

All the while, vital social services are being cut and the Social Workers who administer those services are squeezed to do more and more, with less and less.

We aren't asking for a lot, just what is fair. Its time we take care of the people that take care of us!

I support a fair contract for the Federation of Social Workers (FSW)....