Caregivers at Evergreen Supported Living are fighting for safe, quality care for their developmentally disabled clients – and we need your support!
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What Is Evergreen Supported Living?
Evergreen Supported Living workers provide in-home care for adults living with developmental disabilities in Bellingham. Every day we do essential, challenging work that requires compassion, skill, and commitment. But Evergreen management is refusing to provide the training, staffing, and respect we need to do our jobs safely and well.
We’ve joined together in a Union and have been fighting for a fair, first contract for over a year — because quality care starts with valuing caregivers. We need your help to win the pay, benefits, and protections that we need to do our jobs.
“I am tired of giving our clients excuses for short staffing (because management is not able to retain employees).”
Abigail O.
Evergreen Supported Living Direct Support Professional
Did you know?
- 78% of Evergreen workers say they didn’t feel adequately trained when they started working with clients independently. That’s why we are asking for better training, to ensure our clients get the care they deserve.
- Over 71% of Evergreen workers feel that they are not able to access their sick leave. This puts us and our clients at risk.
- Over 85% of Evergreen workers feel that upper-level management does not work proactively to address worksite issues, including those that affect our clients. That’s why we are demanding more say at work.
“Our front-line experience and the person-to-person rapport we have with our clients deserve respect.”
Bryce S.
Evergreen Supported Living Direct Support Professional
What are Evergreen Supported Living workers fighting for?
We’re calling on Evergreen Supported Living’s management to agree to a fair contract that includes:
- Providing better training so we can support clients with safety and dignity
- Ensuring quality care through safe and transparent staffing levels
- Creating a labor-management committee to give caregivers a safe place to discuss concerns and find solutions, before they become a problem.
These are basic, common-sense improvements. But for over a year management has refused to meaningfully address them in contract negotiations. Add your name to our petition to demand that Evergreen Supported Living’s management agrees to a fair contract that centers quality care for our clients.
“We are calling for basic workplace supports: stronger training, staffing, respect, transparency, democratic decision making, and stronger wages and benefits.”
Breanne F.
Evergreen Supported Living Direct Support Professionals