4 News Briefs
Minnesota nurses win historic contracts
5 | Kalamazoo nurses win new contract 6 | U.S.
House passes legislation to grant VA nurses
full collective bargaining rights 7 | Sutter
RNs held strikes; Wichita RNs win union vote
8 | RNs at three Florida hospitals ratify new
pacts 9 | Florida RNs condemn nursery unit
closure 10 | OSHA permanent standard on Covid
moves forward another step 11 | Kaiser nurses
at 22 facilities win new contract 12 | Monterey
County RNs ratify first contract; Redding nurses
and ancillary workers approve new pact; Santa
Monica RNs ratify new agreement; Reno nurses
hold vigil; Maine nurses ratify new contract.
13 Not without a fight
The hospital industry will never do the right thing.
It's up to us to organize ourselves to win what
we need.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
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NYSNA votes to join NNU
This historic affiliation grows the national
movement of nurses, advancing interests
of patients, RNs.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas
16 Caught in a TRAP
Hospitals are increasingly forcing new RNs to sign
exploitative training repayment contracts to get
hired. NNU is fighting back, on behalf of nurses,
patients, and the profession.
By Rachel Berger
22 Picking Up the Pieces
RNRN volunteers do whatever it takes to protect
public health, help victims of Hurricane Ian.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas
25 2022 Editorial Index
Our annual compilation of all the stories we
published throughout the year, grouped by topic.
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ON THE COVER: National Nurses United and
New York State Nurses Association RN leaders
convened in New York City in early November to
commemorate the New York nurses' affiliation
with NNU. Photo: Kristi Barnes
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