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National Nurse magazine May-June 2016

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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 Contents M AY | J U N E 2 0 1 6 W W W . N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G N A T I O N A L N U R S E 3 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. 14 4 11

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