Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would be more than willing to say in this House, and I will say in this House, the intent of this exercise is not to fire existing staff. The intent of this exercise is to recognize specifically in the area of the alcohol and drug workers that they have worked long and hard for years for very little pay and often no benefits, no job security, or limited job security for the people in their community. We have gone to this Assembly and got funds to increase their pay. We've worked with authorities to be able to, where they're not already employees, make them employees so that they can get salaries at the reclassified position with all the accrued and contingent benefits that would go with that. The intent is to recognize the work they do. The intent is where they need further training to provide them with that training. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 377-14(6): Mental Health And Alcohol And Drug Workers
In the Legislative Assembly on October 3rd, 2003. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 377-14(6): Mental Health And Alcohol And Drug Workers
Question 377-14(6): Mental Health And Alcohol And Drug Workers
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 2nd, 2003
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