4 News Briefs
Michigan RNs work to end abuse of mandatory
overtime 5 | NY nurses fight to stop Medicaid
cuts 6 | Challenging corporate health care in
Minnesota 7 | New Orleans RNs continue fight for
a first contract; UChicago Ingalls RNs win strong
contract 8 | Long Beach and Alhambra nurses each
hold one-day strikes 9 | National safe staffing bill
reintroduced in Congress 10 | UC nurses kick off
critical bargaining for 2025 11 | Federal workplace
violence prevention bill reintroduced 12 | Lodi RNs
win their first union contract; Longmont RNs win
first private-sector contract in Colorado 13 | Maine
RNs protest obstetrics closures 14 | Alameda and
San Leandro nurses win new contract; Glendale
RNs ratify new agreement; CommonSpirit/Dignity
Health nurses in California and Nevada approve
new pact; Asheville nurses protest change in health
care coverage.
15 Being Visible
Member outreach is a key element of internal
organizing.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas
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A Movement as Fierce
as Our Veterans
RNs are fighting cuts, attacks on VA health,
Medicaid, and more.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
18 Never Giving Up
VA nurses fight to stop staffing cuts and attacks
on bargaining rights.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas and
Rachel Berger
22 Under Siege
Our public health infrastructure is under attack and
what nurses must know and do to fight back.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas and Jane Thomason
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ON THE COVER: National Nurses United RNs
from across the country converged in Washington,
D.C. at the end of April for federal Lobby Day to
champion public health and safety for patients,
nurses, and our communities.
Photo by Jaclyn Higgs
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