4 News Briefs
Janus U.S. Supreme Court decision threatens
unions, patients 5 | Mural depicts Southern Region
RNs in action 6 | House reps form first Medicare
for All caucus 7 | RNs organized to save
Community Medical Center Long Beach 8 |
Nonprofit hospitals fail even more to provide
charity care 9 | RN earns Democratic endorsement
for Minnesota governor 10 | Chico nurses approve
new contract; Shasta Regional RNs win first
contract; Maine's Calais Regional Hospital cuts ties
to Quorum Health
11 RNs Remain Union Strong
Anti-worker Janus v. AFSCME case cannot divide
us. By Bonnie Castillo, RN
12 Unnatural Causes
In the name of health and human rights, nurses
oppose any policy of separating asylum-seeking
families from their children. By Kari Jones
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ON THE COVER: Public-sector registered nurses
from the ED and medical-surgical units of
Ventura County Medical Center took the time
to write down why they support their union in
the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that
threatens union solidarity. RNs from left: Joseph
Laurente, Mylinh Campbell, Stephanie Ortega,
Rachael Slead, and Fred Abarientos.
Photo: Kenny Sylvain
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CORRECTION: On page 19 of the March-April 2018
issue, we should have stated that the nearest servic-
es for would-be obstetric and gynecologic patients
of Calais Regional Hospital is about 45 miles away
at Down East Community Hospital. Nurses, howev-
er, emphasize that traveling 45 miles, given traffic
and bad weather, still poses a risk for pregnant
patients. We regret the error.
