CUPE advocates against violence faced by workers in health care
On June 4, 2019, Jenna Brookfield, CUPE health and safety officer for the Atlantic region, testified to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health about the critical issue of violence faced by workers in the health care sector. The purpose of the committee is to help develop recommendations to the federal government so it can, in partnership with the provinces and territories, improve violence prevention in the health care system (especially in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home care). Many studies confirm what CUPE workers have been experiencing for too long. Workplace violence is a serious everyday health and safety issue for workers in health care. Some indicators are even showing the situation is worsening. As if it wasn’t bad enough, violence against health care workers often goes unreported; that means the situation is likely worse than what the official numbers indicate. And since the majority of health care workers are women, that means the … Read more…
