Movements are the tool for meaningful change in the U.S.. We’re creating a growing army of doers who say we want change when it comes to our psychological safety at work. Take action. Let’s move the needle on psychologically safer workplaces.
through #EndWorkplaceAbuse, we aim to expose how workplace abuse (bullying and mobbing) works.
Our goal is for workers to join together to spread the word and urge legislators to pass protections for workers against workplace psychological abuse to:
Fight for workplace psychological safety.
Take back their voices.
We speak out together to legislators in states with active bills, especially at public hearings. We’ll advocate together state by state. Strength in numbers is a winning strategy. When there are virtual hearings and direct actions you can take in a state, we’ll let you know so you can virtually testify (in under three minutes) or share your story or talking points with decision-makers. Sign the petition to get notified of future actions.
HOW TO JOIN EFFORTS IN YOUR STATE
Advocates from across the U.S. are working to get legislation introduced and passed in their states:
If your state is dark purple in the map below, there’s an opportunity to introduce the bill in your state.
If your state is light purple in the map below, you can join state efforts to introduce and pass the bill.
If your state is yellow in the the map below, you can reach out to your state legislators to encourage them to pass the bill.
State and city chapter pages:
Indiana
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Washington, DC
HOW TO LOBBY IF THERE’S AN ACTIVE BILL IN YOUR STATE
Legislators care most about what their constituents want so they can get re-elected. But not all communication is equally effective. The more effort is required of you and the more disruptive it is, the more your state legislators will take notice (especially if you can show you have organizing power to get someone else elected).
Asking your state legislators for change is simple. It involves telling your story (optional), communicating the problem, and outlining the Workplace Psychological Safety Act as the solution.
Here are the actions you can take in order of effectiveness. Using multiple methods is THE most effective way to reach your state legislators and put the issue on your legislators’ radar among the hundreds of other bills introduced each legislative session.
- Meet as a group or individually in person or over Zoom. This action requires the most effort and shows the most organizing power if you bring a group. Bring handouts to help explain the bill. You can also share your story, sticking to the facts: In what industry did you work? What did you do? How did the bullying begin? What tactics were used? How’d it escalate? How did you feel? How did your employer react (or not react)? What was the impact on you? What was the impact on the organization? Why do you want workplace anti-abuse legislation to pass?
- Call and ask them to sign onto the bill. Tell whoever answers the phone “Hi! My name is (YOUR NAME). I live in (NAME OF YOUR TOWN). I’m calling to ask (NAME OF THE LEGISLATOR) to sign onto (BILL NUMBER), the Workplace Psychological Safety Act.” They may ask you your address.
- Email a custom message. Follow the quick and simple steps in the action, then replace the email with your own reasons for wanting the bill to pass.