Archive for the ‘Bullying Tutorials’ Category
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 »
Shameless Biz Lobbyists who defend abusive employers
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Opponents of the Healthy Workplace Bill
Jan. 17, 2012 testimony before the Washington State Senate committee regarding SB 5789, a modified version of the Healthy Workplace Bill.
Tim O’Connell from the Association of Washington Business (state Chamber of Commerce), Gary Smith from the Independent Business Association, & Marie Clarke from the Attorney General’s office all oppose the anti-bullying bill.
Listen for the deliberate factual errors committed by corporate employment attorney (and union buster according to his online accomplishments) McConnell about the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress. Smith and Clark simply distort the bill and ignore the fact that misconduct without severe health impact will not be actionable.
Assistant AG Clark makes the remarkable assumption that State agencies will be abusive and not be able to prevent being abusive, and therefore, will be held legally liable. They just can’t help themselves. Hmmm. So much for faith in senior administrators of state agencies. These three testifiers all shared a dismissive and arrogant disregard for the plight of traumatized workers subjected to abusive work environments, preferring to argue that current legal “protections” are adequate.
Senator Conway and Senator Kline counter, correctly, that current remedies are inadequate.
Join us in the campaign to enact the law.
Tags: Adam Kline, Assoc of Independent Businesses, Association of Washington Business, Healthy Workplace Bill, opposition HWB, SB 5789, WA state legislature
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Legislative Campaign | 3 Comments »
Yamada: Workplace Bullying Is Bad For Business
Monday, January 9th, 2012
By David Yamada, Worcester Business Journal, Jan. 9, 2012
Workplace bullying is the deliberate, health-endangering mistreatment of an employee by a supervisor or co-workers. It may come in the form of the yelling and screaming boss who regularly inflicts high-decibel tirades upon a subordinate. It may come in the form of workers who deliberately sabotage the reputation of a co-worker by spreading lies and rumors about his or her performance and character.
Tags: David Yamada
Posted in Bullying in the News, Bullying Tutorials, Legislative Campaign | 8 Comments »
Why the Healthy Workplace Bill requires an attorney to sue
Monday, January 9th, 2012
Many people want a law against workplace bullying. The official campaign for this legislation began in California in 2002 (first bill introduction in 2003) and turns 10 years in 2012. The text of the bill was written by Suffolk Law Professor David C. Yamada for Workplace Bullying Institute founders to take to state houses throughout the land.
So, here we educate site visitors about a key part of the HWB as introduced in the 21 states since 2003. The bill requires the “private right of action.” That means that individuals wanting to sue using the bill after it becomes law must rely on an attorney they find and hire. There need not be government involvement.
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Tags: EEOC, Healthy Workplace Bill, OSHA, workplace bullying
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Legislative Campaign | 1 Comment »
Catching Your Workplace Bully on Tape
Monday, January 9th, 2012
The question arose recently that we are often asked: “Can I secretly audio or video tape my bully’s outbursts?” Two points pertain. First, is it legal? In some states, yes, the consent of only one party (you) is required. In other states, two-party consent is required and you must not. Here is a great site that tells you state-by-state the relevant laws.
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Tags: dual consent states, hidden recording, one party consent
Posted in Bullying Tutorials | 7 Comments »
Spouses give most support to bullied workers
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Results from the Workplace Bullying Institute’s last instant online poll of bullied individuals (n=528 respondents) are in. Bullying isolates bullied individuals, sometimes deliberately (“icing out”, ordered exclusion), sometimes inadvertently when coworkers fear for their own on-job status and stay away from their former friends. (See the WBI extensive survey about what coworkers actually do in bullying situations.)
In the Instant Poll, we asked:
For targets of workplace bullying: who is your greatest supporter?
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Science | 11 Comments »
Why the U.S. needs, and we are advocates for, the Healthy Workplace Bill
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
As of Nov. 22, 2011, there are 12 states carrying 18 versions of our anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill sponsored by hundreds of state legislators of both political parties. You can see for yourself by visiting the website for the national Healthy Workplace Campaign. Learn about the bill here. We also address criticisms of the HWB.
Tags: Carrie Clark, David Yamada, Gary Namie, Healthy Workplace Bill, Ruth Namie, workplace bullying defined
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Legislative Campaign, Social Justice | 9 Comments »
WBI Podcast 22: Children aren’t the only ones abused — bullying in the workplace
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Adults are Abused, Too
Child abuse deserves attention, but society has to acknowledge that adults also can be abused through no fault of their own in situations of powerlessness. Is equivalence possible?
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To Dad, on what would have been his 92nd birthday.
Tags: child abuse, Gary Namie, workplace bullying
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Podcasts, Social Justice | 1 Comment »
Help DVD for targets of workplace bullying from WBI
Friday, November 18th, 2011
WBI proudly announces its first-ever advice DVD made specifically for bullied individuals and their families featuring our staff. The 90 min. DVD package includes a disc of audio files for uploading to any device. The release date is Dec. 1 — in time for holiday giving.
Order between Nov. 21 and 30, receive a $5 discount ($34.95). See the product description at this site.
Tags: advice, DVD, help for bullied targets, Workplace Bullying Institute
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Bullied targets support ‘Occupy’
Friday, November 11th, 2011
WBI recently ran an Instant Poll (n=230) asking if respondents “support the Occupy movement that is expressing outrage over economic inequity?” 74% said Yes. We broke support and disagreement into sub-categories. See the results below.
Tags: bullied targets, occupy, Workplace Bullying Institute
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Science, Social Justice | 5 Comments »
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