Toxic Productivity – What it is and how to stop it
Have you ever been told you are a “bleeding heart” or do you find yourself stretched thin with competing work priorities at the expense of your own well-being? Do you recognize the pressure to always “do more… push through it.. hold it together” even when it comes at a personal cost? This is Toxic Productivity. On Sept 3, the Sector 18 Mental Health and Addictions Division held an exclusive conference call titled “Tips and Tools Talk: What is Toxic Productivity?” For equity workers—Black, Indigenous, Racialized, 2SLGBTQ+, Women, young workers and senior staff—this pressure is compounded by systemic inequities, discrimination, and… Read more
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Mental Health and Addictions division executive
- Chair: Ed Arvelin
- Vice Chair: Kurt Hehl
- Secretary: Roslynn Blodgett
- Treasurer: Maureen Harkin
- Membership Coordinator : Cassandra Brousseau
- Public Policy & Campaigns Coordinator: Tischa Forster
- Bargaining Coordinator: Kimberly Farrell
- Communications Coordinator: Hunter Barnes
- Health and Safety Coordinator : Kathy Moreau
- Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator: Michelle English
- First Alternate: Tony Boniferro
- Second Alternate: Christophe Coulumbe
- Third Alternate: Julie Barr
- Fourth Alternate: Carol Mundley
- Fifth Alternate : Ryan Najbor
- Trustee: Bhavendeep S. Dhillon
- Trustee: Kristina Walters
- Trustee – First Alternate: Katharine Hall
- Trustee – Second Alternate: Pamella Nyabeze