Social Workers Union Threatens Full Strike Over Budget Cuts
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
The Social Workers Union is intensifying sanctions, threatening a full strike and withholding services for people with disabilities due to significant budget cuts. The union demands a 20% increase in the welfare budget, citing overwhelming social needs and worker burnout. They are urging the Ministry of Welfare and local authorities to resolve the crisis, warning of continued escalation if their demands are not met.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Social workers are escalating sanctions, threatening a full strike and withholding services for people with disabilities.
- The union demands a 20% increase in the welfare budget, citing nearly half a billion shekels in cuts.
- Union head Chaimoni stated that social workers are overwhelmed by increasing social needs.
- The union is calling on the Ministry of Welfare and local authorities to find an immediate solution.
- Sanctions will continue until demands are met, potentially leading to a complete shutdown of services.
The Social Workers Union is escalating its sanctions, warning that individuals with disabilities will not receive new services they are entitled to. The union leadership stated that the budget cuts to welfare services represent a continuation of a "destructive path" for social support systems.
Union head Chaimoni emphasized that the welfare budget has already faced cuts totaling nearly half a billion shekels in the past year, at a time when social needs are increasing and social workers are overwhelmed. The union is demanding a 20% increase in the welfare budget to ensure functional social services and adequate public support.
The union is calling on the Ministry of Welfare and the Local Government Association to immediately address the crisis. They have warned that if their demands are not met, the sanctions will continue, potentially leading to a full strike. Chaimoni argued that a country cannot rely solely on its military and defense systems while its civilian services collapse.
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