OLYMPIA (March 11, 2022) — Thursday was the final day of the 2022 legislative session. In the coming weeks, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO will be preparing its 2022 Legislative Report & Voting Record with more detailed reports about how legislation affecting Washington working families fared this year. But until then, here’s a quick final status report on the WSLC’s Workers’ Recovery Agenda.
Retain and Respect Our Healthcare Workforce — HB 1868 (Riccelli) and SB 5751 (Robinson) — Enforcing minimum staffing standards so that hospital and healthcare workers can access basic meal and rest breaks that make work safe, reliable and balanced. Get details.
HB 1868 passed the House, 55-43, passed Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs but did not advance from Ways & Means before cutoff.
ALSO at The Stand:
Coalition: Hospital staffing crisis isn’t going away, neither are we (March 9)
Video: Why Washington needs safe staffing standards (Jan. 19)
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan healthcare safe staffing bills (Jan. 11)
Nurses to WA State Legislature: Address hospital staffing crisis (Dec. 14, 2021)
Support and Expand Apprenticeship Opportunities — SB 5600 (Keiser) would expand capacity and opportunity for current state-registered apprenticeship programs, while also providing resources for the successful adopting of joint labor-management programs in new industries. SB 5764...
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