Healthcare unions want a violence prevention standard
A coalition of unions is urging the U.S. Department of Labor to enact a comprehensive workplace violence prevention standard to protect all workers in healthcare and social service settings.
The AFL-CIO; American Federation of Teachers; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; American Federation of Government Employees; Communications Workers of America; International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Service Employees International Union; and the United Steelworkers and other groups joined forces in a petition to the DOL, citing “an immediate need to address the preventable and often tragic workplace-related assaults and associated injuries” that occur in healthcare settings.