Unionized workers at the Department of Children Youth and Families in Washington state are pushing to “toss” their boss, Ross, through a Vote of No Confidence. The effort has been featured on King 5 and The Seattle Times, and it’s led to some pretty creative memes! Solidarity forever with MY union!! #RossNotMyBoss
A few examples of why we have no confidence…
-DCYF is a new agency established in 2018, and already has one of the highest turnover rates in the state. 18% of employees left in 2022 compared to 11.5% in 2021.
-When the DCYF oversight board asked what he was doing to make staff feel supported, Ross Hunter replied, “probably not enough”.
-Within the last 30 days, Ross met with line workers and proudly told them, “I know less about child welfare today than I did 5 years ago!”
-Staff in child welfare and juvenile rehabilitation have been experiencing serious assaults related to the ongoing staffing crisis. Ross Hunter has repeatedly insinuated the assaults are the fault of the individual.
Petition background info and current vote count:
https://www.wfse.org/news/dcyf-vote-no-confidence-secretary-ross-hunter