Jan 13, 2020
According to the United State Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Standards, “Workers in healthcare settings face significant risks of workplace violence. From 2002 to 2013, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents (those requiring days off for...
Jan 13, 2020
Imagine having the opportunity to interact with a trained actor simulating nursing home residents with specific behavioral health challenges. Participants in the final learning exchange of the Labor Management Project’s (LMP’s) and Continuing Care Leadership...
Jan 9, 2020
How Can Labor and Management Collaborate More Effectively? November 1, 2019 found more than 430 union members, managers, leaders and employers gathering to learn about promising practices the 1199SEIU League Labor Management Project (LMP) has supported and...
Apr 17, 2019
Emergency department (ED) workers are frequently targets of violence. One recent study showed that 55 percent of ED nurses experienced physical violence and/or verbal abuse from a patient or a visitor over a single one-week period. PCTs, security, technologists,...
May 11, 2017
Front-line nursing home workers are often the target of resident aggression. Although the phenomenon has long been accepted as part of the job in many facilities, the repercussions can be substantial for staff, residents and employers alike. A new research bulletin...
Sep 16, 2016
Speaking at the Labor and Management Project (LMP)’s final workplace violence conference in July, Daine Williams, assistant director of 1199SEIU’s Nursing Home Division and co-chair of the New Directions and Innovations Committee (NDIC), praised the collaborative...
