Zika Cases in Puerto Rico Are Skyrocketing

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The Zika epidemic that has spread from Brazil to the rest of Latin America is now raging in Puerto Rico — and the island’s response is in chaos.
Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times

Top 10 Reasons To Continue Donations To Bernie Sanders

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Try as they might, Wall Street, K Street, the corporate CEOs, and all their servants in Washington, state capitols, and the rest of the political establishment, cannot put this political revolution back in the bottle.
RoseAnn DeMoro writing for The Huffington Post

Hospitals Ordered to Recognize Nurses' Union

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A federal court has ordered two West Virginia hospitals to stop blocking a democratic vote by nurses, recognize the nurses' right to join a union and bargain with them for a first collective bargaining agreement.
Tina Alvey, Register-Herald Reporter

NNU Petitions Violence Prevention in Workplace

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With growing rates of violence against nurses and healthcare providers while at work, the NNU team hopes to encourage OSHA to provide a comprehensive prevention plan to stop violence before it begins.
Advanced Healthcare Network for Nurses

Federal court: BRMC, GVMC must recognize nurses union

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BLUEFIELD — A federal court has ordered two West Virginia hospitals to stop blocking a democratic vote by nurses, recognize the nurses’ right to join a union and bargain with them for a first collective bargaining agreement, representatives of a nursing union said in a press release Friday.
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Press Conference: Why is the DNC Trying to Silence Nina Turner?

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An all-star list of performers, including Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Rosario Dawson, Shailene Woodley, and Kendrick Sampson, will headline a media availability today to respond to efforts by the Democratic National Committee to silence former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, a leading and prominent African American surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Jul 27, 2016

International Nurse News Round-Up

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See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United