NNU Testifies in Support of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Friday, May 23, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
“All pregnant women
need the protections of the Pregnant Workers
Fairness Act,” Registered Nurse Deborah
Klaus, a member of National Nurses United
(NNU), testified last week at the DC
City Council. “This includes pregnant nurses
who are on their feet for
12-hour-plus shifts taking care of other
people. The Act, currently under
consideration by the Council, “seeks to
create work places in the District that
encourage respect, understanding and most
importantly safe places where
pregnant women can continue working at their
jobs,” added Klaus, who works at
Children’s Hospital. Testifying on behalf of
NNU, Klaus also urged addition of
a provision that would ensure the bill’s
enforcement and noted that the Patient
Protection Act, which is pending before the
Health Committee, “would also be
important to pregnant
women.”