Child safety and youth Justice workers across Queensland are set to walk off the job for about two-and-a-half hours.
A Child Safety Department spokesperson said the government has made an offer and is continuing to negotiate enterprise bargaining agreements in good faith.
Child safety workers routinely report caseloads of 30 or more children against an agreed safe caseload of around 16, the union said.
More than 100 child safety officer positions also remain vacant, the union said.
Labor opposition spokesperson Meaghan Scanlon said the child safety system was in crisis and was hurting the state's "most vulnerable".
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Child safety and youth Justice workers across Queensland are set to walk off the job for about two-and-a-half hours.
The Together Union has been negotiating with the state government on a new child safety and youth justice agreement since March and has been taking protected industrial action since August.
A Child Safety Department spokesperson said the government has made an offer and is continuing to negotiate enterprise bargaining agreements in good faith.
The union's assistant secretary, Dee Spink, said members would escalate action on Friday afternoon.
Child safety workers routinely report caseloads of 30 or more children against an agreed safe caseload of around 16, the union said.
Lucy Besnard, a child safety worker, said it meant kids were not getting their needs met.
More than 100 child safety officer positions also remain vacant, the union said.
In June, the state government confirmed children in state care have slept in offices but said it is a "rare occurrence".
Labor opposition spokesperson Meaghan Scanlon said the child safety system was in crisis and was hurting the state's "most vulnerable".
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