Safe Staffing

The Town Board in Amherst, NY, passed a resolution on Monday to support the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act which would establish minimum staffing ratios for certain types of hospital units and nursing homes, based on patient needs.

CWA Locals 1168 and 1133 and the New York State Nurses Association have been working hard to lobby for the legislation which would help ensure that patients receive the quality care that they deserve.

Western New York is seeing a surge in support of safe staffing legislation. In addition to Amherst, several cities and counties are proposing resolutions supporting safe staffing legislation. On November 9 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Buffalo, CWAers will take action to make sure we're heard loud and clear. We will take a chain of over one thousand Staffing/Protest of Assignment forms and surround the hospital to drive home the fact that "Bedside Knows Best." Click here for more information.

For more information about how staffing affects patient care visit: http://nystaffingsaveslives.org/.