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.”