4 News Briefs
RNs approve major new contracts with 17 HCA-
affiliated hospitals 5 | NNU Executive Director
RoseAnn DeMoro ranks among healthcare's most
influential 6 | St. Joseph RNs release scathing
report, unionize 7 | Restoring hospital at center
of mayoral candidates forum 8 | Contra Costa
County RNs strike 9 | Minnesota ruling upholds
union activity 10 | Major legal victory for California
RNs 11 | Kindred RNs strike; Valencia RNs win
new contract; LA Kaiser RNs hold staffing
vigil; RNRN volunteers complete rewarding
humanitarian aid mission with Navy; VA nurses
win major, national back pay grievance
12 One of Us
What Bernie Sanders' campaign means for RNs and
America.
By RoseAnn DeMoro
14 Study Abroad
South Korean RNs visit NNU for learning,
solidarity
16 Dirty Money
Nurses join in pushing employers to divest
from fossil fuel industry.
18 Stoking the Fires
NNU RNs have been busy across the nation
educating their communities about why nurses
support the Sanders campaign
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