4 News Briefs
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro-area nurses win new
contracts 5 | RNRN Bahamas volunteers help heal
survivors of Hurricane Dorian 6 | Tenet nurses
strike in three states 8 | Barton Memorial RNs
strike 9 | University of Chicago Medical Center
nurses strike 10 | Alameda and San Leandro RNs
hold unfair labor practice strike 11 | RNs gain
stronger whistle-blower protections; Shasta
Regional nurses win first contract 12 | Chicago
nurses win new agreement 13 | RNs at Chinese
Hospital celebrate organizing victory; NNU
board endorses Green New Deal and ban on
assault weapons 14 | Global Nurses United
leaders support resolution on climate and
immigrant justice 15 | Maine RNs rally for a fair
contract 16 | NNU loses family of nurse leaders
in boat fire 17 | San Jose RNs celebrate contract
ratifications; King City RNs hold vigil; Oroville
RNs ratify new contract; San Gabriel RNs shine
light on patient safety; San Joaquin nurses
picket; Eureka RNs demand workplace
violence protections
19 The Dream Team
Together, we can cocreate a world of nurses' values.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
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A Whole New World
At the 2019 Global Nurses Solidarity Assembly, RNs
and allies from across the planet envision a society
based on care, not profit.
By Kari Jones
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ON THE COVER: As part of the 2019 Global
Nurses Solidarity Assembly, more than 1,300
registered nurses took over the streets of
San Francisco Sept. 13 to advocate for the
health of their patients, the planet, and their
profession.
Photo: Big Tom Photography
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