4 News Briefs
Minnesota nurses go on strike, face tough contract
talks 6 | RNs and community fight planned closure
of Berkeley hospital 7 | NNU executive director
named top healthcare influencer; California RNs
win observation status reform 8 | WV floods
devastate RN members' lives 9 | RNs with St.
Joseph system win new contracts 10 | Maine RNs
strike; Hazel Hawkins RNs win hard-fought
contract 11 | RNs like Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto are
running for office 12 | San Gabriel and Whittier
RNs win new contracts; Concord RNs approve new
pact; KPC nurses score new agreement; Culver City
nurses approve contract; St. Louis nurses celebrate
new contract; RNs at 17 HCA-affiliated hospitals
across country relish new master contract; VA
nurses picket to push negotiations.
13 Prop. 61 Can Set
National Model
Time to fight back against Big Pharma.
By RoseAnn DeMoro
14 Unnecessary Risk
Judging from rates of workplace violence, nursing
is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet.
Learn what employers should be doing, and how
nurses across the globe are holding them
accountable.
By Lucia Hwang
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ON THE COVER: Almost 5,000 RNs in Minnesota
on Sept. 5 launched an open-ended strike against
Allina Health for a fair contract and to protect
patient care. NNU RNs around the country are
supporting them with shows of solidarity.
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