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Advocate for Workplace Violence Prevention Brings Her Message to the Shop

“Our voice matters. If management can be safe and protected, shouldn’t we?” Bernice Troy, GNA, Genesis – Caton Manor

Since testifying about the need for a voice for front-line caregivers in workplace violence prevention and planning, Bernice Troy, GNA discovered that her union contract at Genesis – Caton Manor contained language for a Health & Safety Committee in her …

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Workplace violence legislation addressed in Baltimore Sun article

Posted on baltimoresun.com: Bernice Troy, a geriatric nursing assistant in Baltimore for the past 20 years, has been spat on and cursed, scratched and punched on the job. A patient once slammed Jo Samrow, a nurse in Southern Maryland, into …

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