 Local 40’s Employee Assistance Program is a confidential service that assists Local 40 members, and in some cases their immediate families, in resolving personal problems before they disrupt personal or work life. Our volunteer counsellors provide private, confidential counseling and professional referral services linking union members to appropriate community resources.
What is your Local 40 Employee Assistance Program? It is a voluntary and confidential service, initiated by Local 40 to help it’s members and family members who have personal concerns that affect their personal well-being and/or work performance. What types of concerns can the EAP help me with? • Marital and family • Interpersonal relations • Personal and emotional • Stress and burn-out • Gambling • Abuse • Work-related, including harassment and sexual assault • Alcohol, drugs and prescription drugs How to contact your Local 40 Employee Assistance Program This is a program provided by trained and experienced volunteers. Any Local 40 member wishing to talk can simply call the Employee Assistance Program. If it is outside regular office hours, please leave a message and your call will be returned in confidence, if requested, as soon as possible. Regular office hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Is the Employee Assistance Program confidential? Absolutely. The success of our program is based on its confidentiality. Our volunteer EAP counsellors are bound by their code of ethics to guarantee confidentiality. Is this therapy? This is NOT therapy. This is a short-term problem-solving service and very often only a few short sessions are required. If long-term help or a more specialized service is needed, a referral to an appropriate professional resource can be made. Call us for a confidential talk. If we can't help, we know someone who can. | 
