Monthly Archive: November 2007

Nov
29
2007

Changes demanded after nurses attacked: ‘Horrific’ assaults at Queen St. site must be prevented, union says

from Joanna Smith, TheStar.com The Ontario Nurses’ Association is calling for a change in workplace safety legislation after three registered nurses were attacked on duty at the Toronto Centre for Addiction and Mental Health earlier this month. “We’ve got to make it stop now,” union president Linda Haslam-Stroud told reporters yesterday. The attacks involved two …

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Nov
29
2007

Bullies on the job

by Jocelyn Maminta, wtnh.com It is a childhood issue now rearing its ugly head in the workplace. Bullies in the office are much more common than you may think. When a child gets bullied on the playground, a teacher can step in. But what happens when you’re the target of an abusive boss? “She would …

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Nov
28
2007

Fear creates resistance to workplace bully laws

from Tina VanderWal, The Olympian For those who have suffered at the hands of a workplace bully, I’m sure you are wondering why is it taking so long to pass a simple law against bullying. Action specifically against bullying did not really surface until the 1990s. European countries led the fight, with activists like Andrea …

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Nov
28
2007

Ontario Nurses’ Association to Call for Better Safety Measures: Violent Attacks on Front-Line Nurses Continue

from CNW Group The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) will hold a media conference on Wednesday, November 28 to call for better safety measures for front-line registered nurses in the wake of the most recent attacks on front-line nurses in the workplace. ONA President Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN will be joined by Danielle Latulippe-Larmand, RN, the ONA …

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Nov
27
2007

Dealing with bad boss turns work into nightmare

from Barbara Rose, chicagotribune.com Bruce Beckman jumped into a full life after taking a buyout in 2001 from his employer of 31 years. He worked for a start-up before launching a consulting business. He founded a national retiree advocacy group, became a certified volleyball referee and won election to the village board in the Chicago-area …

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