CSEA Director of Legislative and Political Action Fran Turner recently testified before the State Senate Committee on Disabilities to highlight the many challenges, including mandated overtime and lack of staffing, faced by CSEA members who work providing care for those living with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
CSEA highlighted the dedication of workers in this industry who struggle due to structural staffing deficits.
“This massive level of overtime leads to burnout for employees which inevitably results in them quitting,” Turner noted in her testimony. “Due to the inability of OPWDD to recruit and retain new employees, a vicious cycle ensues which requires more overtime for employees, which results in additional employees resigning, and even more overtime for remaining workers.
Turner advocated for making long-term investments to solve the staffing crisis, including providing recommendations to resolve the issue. She also noted CSEA is committed to working with OPWDD to increase recruitment and retention of new employees.
Read CSEA’s full testimony at: https://tinyurl.com/csea-opwdd-testimony-2021.
