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Contents
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News Briefs
El Paso RNs unionize 5 | Baystate RNs in
Massachusetts strike 6 | Robin Hood Tax
supporters confront legislators 8 | Michigan
RNs enjoy growing political power 9 | RNs crash
Sutter fundraising gala; Mills-Peninsula RNs
settle contract; Kids demand that Kaiser ���Treat
them, not trick them��� in costumed protest;
Manhattan VA RNs go public with staffing
and equipment concerns
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National Security Threat
The real danger to Americans is the Wall
Street attack on our Social Security system.
By RoseAnn DeMoro
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All Fracked Up
Toxic chemicals used in natural gas fracking are
quickly poisoning many communities across
America. How nurses can and must ���ght back
against the energy companies that want to keep us
in the dark about this practice. By Lucia Hwang
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
Rural Pennsylvania
resident Tammy Manning at an antifracking event with her granddaughter.
The Manning family can no longer use
their water well because it is contaminated
with methane, and they believe nearby
gas fracking operations are responsible.
Photo by Jacques-Jean Tiziou | jjtiziou.net
ON THE COVER:
N AT I O N A L N U R S E
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