Contents
FEATURES
SEIU
12 The New Threat to RNs
Learn about SEIU International's plan to dominate RN representation
and why that's dangerous for nurses and their patients.
14 SEIU's Cholesterol Con
A union that claims to represent health workers gets caught in bed with
the pharmaceutical industry.
18 Shock to the System
Retiree Juanita Anderson suffers from a rare disease that often sends
her to the hospital. She's one of the lucky Americans who has retiree
healthcare, but lives in fear, knowing that the benefits can change at any
time. By Lucia Hwang
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22 A Musical Score
Musician, nurse, and CNA/NNOC board member Kathryn Donahue
helped bring the union behind Northern California's remote
Redwood Curtain. By Erika Larson
DEPARTMENTS
4 News Briefs
UC RNs fight off takeaways, win new contract; Pennsylvania nurses
to hold first post-affiliation House of Delegates; Sutter RNs wage third
strike to spur negotiations; Fremont-Rideout nurses face 10-day lockout after third strike; Why we need the Employee Free Choice Act now;
RNs Educate at the Cook County Health Fair, Texas RNs claim a historic victory, Protest against Orange County insurer wins sarcoma treatment for 17-year-old; Chicago nurses win independent governance of
public health agency, but hard work remains.
11 Keeping Ohio in the 21st Century
Note to the Service Employees International Union: nurses and women
are not objects of trade. By Rose Ann DeMoro
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on the cover: SEIU International's plan to represent the country's RNs is toxic to the profession and to
patients. Image by James Steidl/Fotolia.com.
APRIL 2008
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