4 News Briefs
Michigan nurses prevail in contracts 5 | Minnesota
Nurses Association release latest safe staffing report
6 | Nurses applaud introduction of U.S. Senate bill
to prevent workplace violence 7 | Palomar Health
nurses and caregivers ratify new contracts
8 | Seton RNs hold two-day strike 9 | RNs applaud
reintroduction of Senate Medicare for All legislation
10 | Lack of strong gun control laws threaten public
health 12 | Sutter RNs and health care workers
hold one-day strike 14 | NNU condemns Supreme
Court's overturning of constitutional right
to abortion 15 | Redding and Reno nurses hold
one-day strike 16 | San Diego nurses ratify
new agreement; Contra Costa County RNs ratify
new agreement; Valencia nurses approve new
contract; Long Beach nurses celebrate new
contract; San Mateo County nurses approve
new contract; Anaheim RNs ratify new pact;
Chicago RNs approve new pact; Maine nurses
ratify new contract.
17 Be it resolved
NNU helped pass two crucial pieces of policy on
gender and health care justice at the AFL-CIO.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
18
Health begins at home
Home health nurse share experiences about
their specialty, including work during Covid.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas
24 Labor Pains
Hospitals are cutting labor and delivery units,
endangering pregnant patients and entire
communities.
By Rachel Berger
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