PSN! - Workers' Bill of Rights

To organize other employees on our personal time
To organize into a union.
To work in an environment that is both safe and friendly
To a workplace free of sexual harassment.
To question, seek information and be consulted about decisions that impact our jobs
To be heard and to be responded to with courtesy
To request and receive a sincere apology for any jokes we find offensive
To be called by no name that offends us
To work free from accusation and blame
To work free from personal criticism and judgements
To have our work and interests regarded with respect
To have our own viewpoint even if others have a different one
To have our feelings and experience respected
To be treated with respect at all times
To be respectfully asked rather than ordered
To not be discriminated against on the basis of age, sex, race or handicap.
To earn a liveable wage and have health benefits
To receive encouragement in our career development
To exercise one's rights under the Family Medical Leave Act
To take up to 12 weeks of medical leave each year if eligible under federal law and not be penalized for exercising this right.
To work free from economic terrorism
To negotiate the terms of an agency contract
To discuss one's salary with co-workers
To receive overtime compensation for hourly work
To protest unjust discipline or job termination
To seek unemployment compensation

The above piece is an adapatation of "Basic Rights in a Relationship" p.115 IN:
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond by Patricia Evans, Bob Adams, Inc. Publishers, Holbrook, Massachusetts (1992). This book is an excellent guide for anyone experiencing a verbally abusive relationship.

The bill also incorporates the "Workers' Rights" which you may find at Washington Tech.

Note: if you are experiencing verbal abuse or other hostility at work, you may find bullybusters.org to be a most useful resource.