Amherst Town Board Passes Resolution to Support Safe Staffing Legislation

Amherst passes resolution to support #SafeStaffing Leg! CWA thanks Councilmen Manna & Marlette for their support! pic.twitter.com/e5XECeDEDF

— CWA District 1 (@CWADistrict1) November 3, 2015

Monday night the Amherst, NY Town Board passed a resolution to support the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act which would establish minimum staffing ratios for certain types of hospital units and nursing homes, based on patient needs.

CWA Locals 1168 and 1133 and the New York State Nurses Association have been working hard to lobby for the legislation which would help ensure that patients receive the quality care that they deserve.

Western NY is seeing a surge in support of safe staffing legislation. In addition to Amherst, several cities and counties are proposing resolutions supporting safe staffing legislation. Buffalo will hold a hearing on November 17 and on November 5 Erie County will discuss the resolution and will likely refer it to committee.

On November 9 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Buffalo, CWAers will take action to make sure we're heard loud an clear. We will take a chain of over one thousand Staffing/Protest of Assignment forms and surround the hospital to drive home the fact that "Beside Knows Best." Click here for more information.

For more information about how staffing affects patient care visit: NYStaffingSavesLives.org