United Steelworkers (USW) District 9 includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina and the Virgin Islands.
A vote in the House is expected this week on the H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. We need to keep the pressure on by telling our Representatives their support is both essential and expected.
Health care members spoke on a panel discussion devoted to workplace violence at last week’s USW Rapid Response and Legislative Conference.
The PRO Act could get a vote in the U.S. House in the near future. Please help us build support by making a call to your Representative today.
With workplace violence and abuse an unfortunate epidemic within the nursing home industry, Local 7898 President James Sanderson wanted to make sure workers had access to as much information as possible.
District 9 Director
Daniel Flippo