THE WORKERS DID NOT FIGHT, NOW THEY WANT TO ABANDON SHIP !!

It has come to the attention of DCF Plantation blog that Youth Service Officers are suffering from anxiety about recent events at Connecticut Juvenile Training School. First the Child Advocate publishes a scathing report about YSOs are actually harming residents with unnecessary restraints or takedowns. Second after this report came out lawmakers held hearings about CJTS / Department of Children and Family. Then after those things happened, lawmakers came to inspect CJTS facilities and continue to do so. All of this sent shivers through the DCF Plantation hierarchy and YSOs too. The weird thing that keeps coming up is how YSOs had chances to not let it get to the point of no return : now, lawmakers want to close CJTS permanently.

The workers know what the real problems are ... racism, management that operates in dysfunctional ways when it comes to running that facility ; high paid supervisors who are incompetent... the list goes on. However YSOs did not stand up and fight or expose apparent injustices. YSOs continued to keep low profiles, secure overtime and complain out of earshot of management. YSOs were / are still whispering in Old Massa's house. What is both sad / funny is now these same spineless people are looking for jobs in other facilities. Connecticut Valley Hospital posted openings recently, and YSOs flocked to get applications. When asked why they want to leave the answer came back "it is demoralizing to work at CJTS." However in 2010 five brave employees launched class action lawsuits against CJTS / DCF for racism...bias... hostile workplace environment etc. Not one YSO stood in solidarity with the DCF Plantation 5. On the contrary barn yard, buck dancing, head scratching employees attacked the DCF Plantation 5 as trouble makers. People sat back and watched as white management attacked the DCF Plantation 5.. all of whom are employees of color. If just for once those cowering masses of humanity called YSOs would have stood up, faced the oppressors, then maybe things might be different on the CJTS plantation.

Now the chickens have come home to roost ; because of not standing up in the past to oppression, CJTS management et al., have put forth narratives blaming YSOs for facility troubles. YSOs are now running around like chickens with no heads, asking the Union or God to save their cowardly arse. It will be interesting to watch how things develop in the next few months about CJTS / DCF.

Lawmakers plus the Child Advocate office certainly seem to have the upper hand. Yet if activists had fought hard in the past to expose what really was going on at CJTS, then the YSOs might not be ready to abandon ship.

Just perhaps the YSOs are getting what they deserve for non action.