National Nurses United

National Nurse magazine May-June 2018

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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 Contents M AY | J U N E 2 0 1 8 W W W . N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G N A T I O N A L N U R S E 3 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 12 4 6 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.

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