WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2012 \/PRNewswire\/ --The Workplace Bullying Institute hosts a press conference on Monday Oct. 15, 10-11 am in the Zenger Room at the National Press Club, Washington, DC. The event commemorates WBI's 5th annual \"Freedom From Workplace Bullies Week\" Oct. 14-20. <\/p>\n
Support for the movement to stop bullying in the American workplace and to enact state legislation to compel employer action will be expressed by a coalition of special guests: <\/p>\n
Gary Namie, PhD, WBI Director will host the conference and include brief presentations from State Coordinators from Massachusetts, Virginia & West Virginia all working to enact WBI's anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill. HWB has been introduced in 21 states since 2003. Ending the conference will be two first-person accounts of bullying by Neil Dias and Susan Rae Baker. <\/p>\n
Dr. Namie describes Freedom Week as \"the chance to break through the shame and silence surrounding abuse at work. It is a week to be daring and bold.\" <\/p>\n
WBI is the first and only U.S. organization dedicated to the eradication of workplace bullying that combines help for individuals, research, books, public education, training for professionals-unions-employers, legislative advocacy, and consulting solutions for organizations. <\/p>\n
Contact: Gary Namie, O: 360.656.6630, Cell: 360.220.5158 namie@workplacebullying.org<\/a> WBI: http:\/\/workplacebullying.org<\/a> Freedom Week: http:\/\/workplacebullying.org\/freedom-week<\/a> HWB: http:\/\/healthyworkplacebill.org<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Go here to read the rest:<\/p>\n National Leaders Support "Freedom From Workplace Bullies Week" Mary Kay Henry (SEIU), Hilary O. Shelton (NAACP), MG ...<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2012 \/PRNewswire\/ --The Workplace Bullying Institute hosts a press conference on Monday Oct Continue reading