4 News Briefs
NYC's private-sector RNs wrap up victorious
bargaining season 5 | DC nurses ratify new contract
6 | Minnesota RNs release new report surveying
those who have left bedside 7 | Lodi nurses vote
to unionize; MyMichigan and McLaren RNs ratify
new contracts 8 | Wichita RNs win union vote
9 | Federal safe staffing bill introduced in House
and Senate 10 | Federal workplace violence
prevention bill introduced in Congress
11 | Michigan RN leader reflects on repealing
anti-worker law 12 | Marin RNs secure new
contract; Culver City nurses win new agreement;
Sutter Health RNs at 16 facilities conclude
bargaining; Ventura County RNs ratify historic
contract; Bayshore, N.Y. nurses win contract after
calling strike.
13 A message to Congress
RNs say mandate safe RN-to-patient staffing limits
now.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
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Keeping Up Appearances
Magnet status is supposed to signify better staffing
and working conditions for nurses, but RNs say
it's just a costly marketing tool that can't compete
with true empowerment through unionization.
By Lucy Diavolo
Contents
ON THE COVER: National Nurses United RNs
gathered in Washington, D.C. at a press confer-
ence March 30 to help introduce federal safe
staffing standards legislation into Congress.
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