One Small Revolution: Unionization, Community Practice, and Workload in Child Welfare

This article presents the finding from a community based research project reflecting workers' retrospective analysis of the enduring effects of a strike over issues of workload. The 273 bargaining unit members of CUPE Local 2190 took a stand against fundamental changes to their work processes resulting in standardization of practice and the introduction of neo-conservative/neo-liberal values to child welfare services in the province of Ontario, …