from The National Union of Public and General Employees The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU/NUPGE) plans to recruit and train a group of facilitators to hold workshops across the province to deal with bullying and psychological harassment in the workplace. “There is an increasing interest in the issue,” the union says in …
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Feb
29
2008
Australia: Confront risk of violence, doctors told
from Adam Cresswell, The Australian Doctors should warn their colleagues – both in their own rooms and in nearby practices – about potentially violent patients who they believe may pose a safety risk. That idea is controversial among doctors – and may court conflict with privacy laws – but Victorian GP Leanne Rowe says it’s …
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Feb
28
2008
Press Release: Safety And Security Organizations Join Brady Center’s Brief Supporting Decision That Oklahoma’s Guns-At-Work Law Is Unconstitutional
Press Release from the Brady Center Two major safety and security organizations – the American Society of Safety Engineers and ASIS International – joined the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in filing a “friend of the court” brief urging the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a 2007 federal district court ruling striking …
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Feb
28
2008
Ground-Breaking Bill Would Provide All California Workers with Paid Sick Days
from California Chronicle Today, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma announced a bill that would allow all California workers to earn paid sick days that they can use to take care of themselves or sick family members. The bill, AB 2716, is co-sponsored by the California Labor Federation and ACORN, and is supported by a statewide coalition of …
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