{"id":4695,"date":"2016-12-12T11:20:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T11:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2016-12-12T11:23:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T11:23:28","slug":"urgent-support-workers-who-face-abuse-on-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/?p=4695","title":{"rendered":"Urgent: Support Workers Who Face Abuse On The Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Support Workers Who Face Abuse On The Job<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Did you know that over 175,000 people in Canada work in call centres, including over 10,000 Steelworker members?<\/p>\n<p>They take calls from customers, day in and day out. They answer questions about billing. They provide technical support over the phone. They help find the best deals for customers and their needs.\u00a0But despite all of that, they are often subjected to verbal abuse, harassment, racism and violent words from customers?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a=http:\/\/inquiry.usw.ca\/r%3fu%3dhttps%253A%252F%252Fyoutu.be%252FKaHDOAvEaWg%26e%3ddd12bbae55d4a082cc86808d7a3443a5%26utm_source%3dusw%26utm_medium%3demail%26utm_campaign%3dcallcentreday1%26n%3d1&amp;c=E,1,ZFnwoPSA6bWvDQnNoKZGbe7W2ggEDS4DIzkcJizuGQA2HD7tgwFCS0XiHV0J5R1Rk3F1CLGmN_LMvSQQAjZp9OwHsHY_SRtp40wLAeE3ejgdPU8,&amp;typo=1\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a%3Dhttp:\/\/inquiry.usw.ca\/r%253fu%253dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fyoutu.be%25252FKaHDOAvEaWg%2526e%253ddd12bbae55d4a082cc86808d7a3443a5%2526utm_source%253dusw%2526utm_medium%253demail%2526utm_campaign%253dcallcentreday1%2526n%253d1%26c%3DE,1,ZFnwoPSA6bWvDQnNoKZGbe7W2ggEDS4DIzkcJizuGQA2HD7tgwFCS0XiHV0J5R1Rk3F1CLGmN_LMvSQQAjZp9OwHsHY_SRtp40wLAeE3ejgdPU8,%26typo%3D1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1481625817381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGDcneC6h8qUzoj8ZkBrrvYuzP_pw\">Walter\u00a0you&#8217;ve taken action in the past to support workers, please watch and support call centre workers:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WORST CALL CENTRE STORIES EVER #HANGUPONABUSE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KaHDOAvEaWg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The reason we\u2019ve made\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a=http:\/\/inquiry.usw.ca\/r%3fu%3dhttps%253A%252F%252Fyoutu.be%252FKaHDOAvEaWg%26e%3ddd12bbae55d4a082cc86808d7a3443a5%26utm_source%3dusw%26utm_medium%3demail%26utm_campaign%3dcallcentreday1%26n%3d4&amp;c=E,1,zCpeluUN9QyhywJZ5Bhx_Y0amlw52f4N1zAV8la_R6juBAG-wjtnbqjFHeLlOJYovWPX-xZaVyDtehkWwbTsoEWMejUM8O1eWC0iV7h2ww,,&amp;typo=1\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a%3Dhttp:\/\/inquiry.usw.ca\/r%253fu%253dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fyoutu.be%25252FKaHDOAvEaWg%2526e%253ddd12bbae55d4a082cc86808d7a3443a5%2526utm_source%253dusw%2526utm_medium%253demail%2526utm_campaign%253dcallcentreday1%2526n%253d4%26c%3DE,1,zCpeluUN9QyhywJZ5Bhx_Y0amlw52f4N1zAV8la_R6juBAG-wjtnbqjFHeLlOJYovWPX-xZaVyDtehkWwbTsoEWMejUM8O1eWC0iV7h2ww,,%26typo%3D1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1481625817381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGCCz_Oatlk-FgdA2skM7BtWelI-w\">this video<\/a>\u00a0is to raise awareness about the impact of customer abuse on call centre workers.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we\u2019ve all been there \u2013 angry and frustrated at a company for increasing our bills or cutting off our services. But how often do we stop to consider how the way we express our frustration could impact the frontline worker taking our call?<\/p>\n<p>You can also help by sharing the link on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a=http:\/\/inquiry.usw.ca\/r%3fu%3dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Fuswmetallos%252Fvideos%252F652411838253960%252F%26e%3ddd12bbae55d4a082cc86808d7a3443a5%26utm_source%3dusw%26utm_medium%3demail%26utm_campaign%3dcallcentreday1%26n%3d5&amp;c=E,1,lRcExKaDmvjSHIoSRmcEzUeWPkjQijCIOMm6T1QOY9DFzkMfbbo6MIRUNh2sFpm0vwWh41tUEWwp28qO5FOHQh6jFwEMRcP9QQAaMoY1EKy-YEWp4OOn&amp;typo=1\" 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