The coalition plans to urge legislators to pass new staffing standards. Several unions argue current workloads are unsafe for patient care.
SEATTLE — A coalition of state healthcare workers is again urging legislators to pass staffing standards that would set new limits on patient loads and increase enforcement of current laws.
The “WA Safe + Healthy” coalition is also asking to move rule-making to the Department of Labor and Industries and calls for more enforcement of existing overtime, meal and rest break laws.
“The state of healthcare staffing is worse today than it was a year ago,” Service Industries International Union (SEIU) Healthcare 1199NW
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