The California Safe Care Standard campaign received a letter of support Jan. 24 from Mary Kay Henry, SEIU International President, on behalf of the 2.1 million members of SEIU, the largest healthcare union in the country.
Mary Kay Henry wrote:
“We know that healthcare workers are the most assaulted workers in the nation, accounting for almost 60 percent of violent assaults on the job. We also know that too often SEIU members are told that violence at work is ‘part of the job.’ We believe that a comprehensive standard on workplace violence prevention will help to change this ‘part of the job’ culture our members deal with.”
SEIU Local 121RN and SEIU Nurse Alliance of California will present their petition for a standard to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board at its next meeting in February.
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