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Our union, SEIU 721, is proud to present a special holiday treat for all of us working at the LA County Department of Public Social Services. We now have new “Code of Conduct” to protect us on the job – which means we now have rights.
The Code of Conduct specifically shields us against “Disruptive Conduct” including:
- Making threats (verbal/nonverbal)
- Using obscene language
- Making obscene gestures to employees or other visitors
- Hitting or attempting to hit employees or other visitors
- Fighting or throwing things
- Spitting, throwing bodily fluids, kicking, biting, or engaging in similar assaultive behavior of any kind
- Taking pictures or recording employees or other visitors
- Entering or trying to enter restricted areas
- Destroying or defacing County property
- Touching other individual(s) without their permission
- Interfering with the free passage of employees, security personnel or other visitors
You can download a printable flyer of the Code of Conduct here. (You also can read the Board letter outlining the policy rationale for the Code of Conduct here.)
All of us at DPSS have long wanted an official Code of Conduct. Now, thanks to the determination of the members of our union, we have it.
The goal of this new policy is to protect us from abuse on the job. It applies to all DPSS facilities – and it even includes penalties for violating the Code of Conduct.
Our work at DPSS requires us to handle serious matters with professionalism and sensitivity – but we must be able to do our work in a safe environment free from abuse. That is what our new Code of Conduct is meant to achieve.
We are proud to deliver this victory to everyone at DPSS. Together, we win!