Caring Until It Hurts: How Nursing Work Is Becoming the Most Dangerous Job in America

Th is study was prepared by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). SEIU is the largest union of health care workers in the United States, with 475,000 health care members working in nursing homes, hospitals, HMOs, home care agencies, and other facilities. With a total of 1.1 million members in the United States and Canada, SEIU is the third largest and fastest growing union in the AFL-CIO.