Recent revelation by VVH management about new federal inspection angers frontline nurses and caregivers, leading them to load up in the comment section of this VTDigger article. Good for you frontline nurses and caregivers!!!
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"The audit identified several problems in how the state records, reviews and prevents workplace injuries and said in many cases, the culprit was inadequate staffing. An office devoted to workers’ compensation and injury prevention has two safety coordinators, even though a 2003 study recommended the state have five to eight. Hoffer said those positions could pay for themselves by preventing future claims."
This Just In: State Hospital Nurse Assaulted While At Work
Sorry for the delay, but here is video of three VSEA retirees testifying April 5 in support of S. 14, the "Fair Share" bill.
On April 4, VSEA members testified at the State House in favor of S.14.
"For example, Walker’s Act 10, which took effect in July 2011, sharply reduced the take-home pay for almost all of the state’s 350,000 public employees. A typical state employee earning $50,000 lost $4,228 in take-home pay, according to the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That’s money drained out of the state’s economy."