Our Union’s 550 Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses will benefit from a new law passed by the state legislature that makes it a Class D felony to assault them. (We need the same protection for our Certified Nursing Assistants!) Two other favorable proposals are being debated in the state assembly. A921 would create nurse-to-patient ratios in all healthcare facilities. A1270/S2470 would require all healthcare facilities to implement a “safe patient handling policy” to reduce the dangers of manual lifting of patients by staff. “These proposals are strongly supported by the Teamsters and other labor unions,” said Local 445 President Barry Russell. “We will continue to monitor their progress through the legislature
