The union representing Children’s Aid Society workers in Peel Region says it’s prepared to strike this weekend after rejecting a “final offer” it received late Wednesday night. “We are disappointed that our final offer was not accepted and we were not able to reach an agreement,” Rav Bains, CEO of the Peel Children’s Aid Society, said in a statement. In 2014, the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies released a series of recommendations to reduce physical and emotional harms caused by unsafe circumstances for children’s aid workers across the province. The Peel Children’s Aid Society said a potential strike would impact its level of service due to a reduced workforce. The Peel Children’s Aid Society has had an average of 405 children and youth in care since last year.

Source: thestar September 15, 2016 22:07 UTC