A survey of Unison's members in children's homes in Glasgow has found 98% have been threatened or verbally abused and 53% have suffered physical attacks over the last 12 months.
Unison Scotland released the shocking figures as the union, which has 300,000 members in social care across the UK, issued a ten-point plan to combat violence in social care.
Unison is calling for:
Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2010/02/98-of-glasgow-childcare-worker.html
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