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BCGEU fights for bully-free workplaces
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
This week the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU/NUPGE) was in the print and broadcast news talking about workplace bullying.
Tags: BCGEU, workplace bullying
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Sweetheart Deal: Help for Bullied Targets DVD
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
You can get our newest DVD for 50% off until Valentine’s day by using the coupon code “SWEETHEART” at checkout.
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2012 Workplace Bullying Online Survey
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Please help us collect some useful and important data. We have created a short survey to answer two simple questions:
What attempts do Targets of workplace bullying make in order to have employers step in and resolve the situation? Do these attempts stop the abuse, or does it continue unabated?
Take the 2012 Workplace Bullying Online Survey
Tags: 2012 Workplace Bullying Survey, target, WBI, workplace bullying
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Bullied individuals support the Healthy Workplace Bill in testimony
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Bullied targets say there oughta be a law for the workplace!
Bullied targets speak out at Jan. 17, 2012 testimony before the Washington State Senate committee regarding SB 5789, a modified version of the Healthy Workplace Bill.
Bullied targets: Martha (speaking on behalf of over 100 state workers), Thomas, Elaina, “I’m Done!” Richard, Christine, Linda, Mario & Deb
Gary Namie from the Workplace Bullying Institute
Union supporters: Seamus from the Washington Public Employees Association, Sean from the Western Pulp & Paper Workers, Rebecca from the WA State Labor Council, & Melissa from the Washington State Nurses Association.
Thank you all. Join us in the campaign to enact the law.
Tags: Healthy Workplace Bill, SB 5789, WA State, WA State Labor Council, Washington Public Employees Association, Washington State Nurses Association, Western Pulp & Paper Workers, Workplace Bullying Institute
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Legislative Campaign, Social Justice | 4 Comments »
NAACP’s King march on Monday addresses Workplace Bullying
Monday, January 16th, 2012
The Springfield (Illinois) Branch of the NAACP will be host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The march will start at 11 a.m. at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1800 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and continue to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 908 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Past marches have attracted a diverse crowd. “It’s black, it’s white, it’s Baptist, Jewish, Christian, Catholic and Muslim. We all come out and march in unity,” said Teresa Haley, president of the local NAACP branch. “We try to keep the dream alive.” After the march, there will a program at Pleasant Grove, “What would Dr. King Say About Bullying Today?”
Haley said bullying is a problem that elementary school students through high schoolers can face, and it is also seen in the workplace. If King were alive today and saw the bullying problem, Haley said he would probably ask, “How far have we really come?”"He would remind people of what he stood for, what he fought for and what he died for,” she said. “He would try to encourage people to get back on the right track. I think we’re getting lost.” There will also be a voter-registration drive at the church.
Tags: Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, NAACP, The State Journal Register, workplace bullying
Posted in Bullying in the News, Social Justice | 2 Comments »
Work Bully Victims Struggle with Dangerous Stress
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience, January 12, 2012
If you spend your workday avoiding an abusive boss, tiptoeing around co-workers who talk behind your back, or eating lunch alone because you’ve been ostracized from your cubicle mates, you may be the victim of workplace bullying. New research suggests that you’re not alone, especially if you’re struggling to cope.
Tags: Gary Namie, health harm, PTSD, Stephanie Pappas, stress, suicide, workplace bullying
Posted in Bullying in the News, Social Justice | 17 Comments »
Workplace Bullying Institute 2011 Accomplishments
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
One WBI goal is to educate everyone — the affected individuals, employers and lawmakers — about Workplace Bullying. Acknowledgment of its existence and preventability necessarily precedes corrective action. Our momentum accelerated in 2011, all thanks to new staff, new consultants and new State Coordinators who expanded our repertoire. What a year! Here’s the year-end review.
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Tags: WBI, Workplace Bullying University
Posted in Legislative Campaign, Social Justice | 1 Comment »
City of Norfolk reneges on promise to create workplace bullying policy
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
VA State Coordinator for the Healthy Workplace Bill, Jane Bethel, holds City of Norfolk accountable for promise to create a workplace bullying policy. Nothing done as of Dec. 27, 2011.
Tags: Jane Bethel, NAGE, Norfolk, Virginia, workplace bullying policy
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WBI response to J. Harper’s spurious claim of “anti-bully hysteria”
Friday, December 16th, 2011
A Dec. 15 post on the Huffington Post by bullied-out-of-her-career Janice Harper caught the attention of those of us operating at “ground zero” of the workplace bullying movement. Attacks on the movement are analogous to attacks on the originators and chief spokespersons — that’s us. Space to comment on other sites is too limited. So, I use our own platform to respond point-by-point on behalf of millions of bullied individuals. Her piece was provocatively titled: “Top Ten Reasons to Rethink Anti-Bully Hysteria.”
Tags: Gary Namie, Janice Harper, WBI, workplace bullying, Workplace Bullying Institute
Posted in Social Justice | 14 Comments »
NBA owners could learn from Abraham Lincoln: “Labor is superior”
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
The NBA and pro basketball players have struck a deal for a new contract (CBA) after a prolonged lockout initiated by owners (the NBA). Fans are happy, but all players are not. Star player Chris Paul is on the New Orleans Hornets payroll. The Hornets are actually owned by the NBA itself. The general manager traded Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA owners nixed the deal.
Players are labor. Owners are capital.
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Alan Grayson, Chris Paul, Dave Zirin, labor superior to capital, NBA
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