Kids Help Phone Line

Toronto – Frontline counsellors working for Kids Help Phone in Ontario have ratified a four-year collective agreement. In voting yesterday, members of Local 515 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union voted 96 per cent in favour of the deal signed May 18. The new contract includes measures to prevent and handle workplace harassment and...

Toronto – The union bargaining team for frontline staff at Kids Help Phone in Ontario has signed a new tentative collective agreement. “This was a tough round of negotiations that lasted over eight months, but we worked diligently and made headway on the issues that matter most to our members," said Duane Singh, chair of...

Toronto – Canada’s leading counselling service for children and youth in crisis needs to provide more financial support to its frontline staff, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says. Counsellors working at Kids Help Phone in Ontario head back to the bargaining table with their employer on May 18 with a single clear message: top...