NC Considering lowering injured workers benefits

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

wing usa north carolina "call to action":

injured workers' benefits threatened!

please forward to everyone you know living in north carolina!

legislation to reduce benefits to injured workers in north carolina is expected to quickly come to a vote, so time may be short for nc residents to express opposition!

summary of nc hb 709 (companion bill sb 544):

http://www.protectinginjuredworkers.com/the-bill/

"stop trying to take away the rights of injured workers in nc. we do not support any change that cuts off benefits while an injured worker is unable to work and support their family, limits a patient's right to choose his or her doctor and takes away privacy rights between a doctor and patient." click here to sign!

contact your nc state legislators (see links following), with opposition to any reduction of benefits to injured workers in nc!

with thanks and best wishes to all,

anne hudson, rn, bsn

founder, work injured nurses' group usa (wing usa)

coos bay, oregon

[email protected]

www.wingusa.org

april 16, 2011

http://www.protectinginjuredworkers.com/

http://www.ncaj.com/page/blog/index.v3page?blg_v=blge&blg_cat=%2f&blg_beid=rights-of-injured-workers-now-at-risk.html

your organization's nc members can find their nc legislators' contact information with this link:

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gis/randr07/representation.html

there is also an online petition to the governor to sign:

http://signon.org/sign/do-not-hurt-nc-injured?source=c.em.mt

please pass the information to your nc members so that they can contact their legislators if they so choose. we expect this legislation to quickly come to a vote, so time to act is short.