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Kaiser RNs victorious with new contract
5 | Cincinnati VA RNs picket over staffing,
resources 6 | Sparrow Home Health RNs unionize
7 | Conversations with Kay 8 | Book review of
America's Bitter Pill 9 | Minnesota hospitals
refuse to submit staffing data for state study
10 | Newton-Wellesley RNs protest ED cuts
11 | Daughters of Charity RNs lobby to save their
hospitals; Ohio RN Ann Wayt wins $2 million
judgment against employer
12 Standing on our own shoulders
Latest Kaiser contract victory was built on decades
of work by RNs.
By RoseAnn DeMoro
14 Better Safe Than Sorry
As violence against RNs skyrockets, nurses push
employers to take responsibility for creating safe
workplaces.
By Kari Jones
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ON THE COVER: Kaiser Permanente RNs and
NPs prevailed in a groundbreaking contract
in January after a strike and months of tough
negotiations.
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