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WBGH nurses set strike date of Feb. 13 if no new contract reached
The Daily Star-Journal
Recent PA Department of Health citations verified the concerns with staffing and patient care that we have been raising for years.
WB General nurses set one-day strike date of Feb. 13 if no new deal reached
The Daily Star-Journal
The next and only scheduled negotiation before the strike date is Thursday. Department of Health citations verified the concerns with staffing and patient care that we have been raising for years. The hospital is committed to advancing base wages and has established a forum by which nurses are encouraged to bring their recommendations and viewpoints to nursing leadership.
Los Angeles school district, teachers reach tentative deal to end strike
Los Angeles Times
For the news conference, Caputo-Pearl put on a suit jacket. The agreement calls for a drop of one student per class next year, one more the next and two more the following year. He declined to go into details, but his wording suggested that it could involve funding from outside the school district.
Smaller classes, new community schools in tentative deal to end the LAUSD teachers' strike
Los Angeles Times
Let's fix it." The actual text of the agreement was not immediately available as the parties worked out final details and signed off. He declined to go into details, but his wording suggested that it could involve funding from outside the school district. L.A. County already has agreed to look for funds to pay for expanded nursing and mental health services for next year.
Steve Lopez: To Grace Lopez with love -- and apologies that your end wasn't better
Los Angeles Times
The moment my mother left the hospital she'd be in the care of the hospice medical team, the rep said, and a care plan would be drawn up. Shouldn't the hospice and hospital have coordinated the handoff? And I should note that I believe in hospice care.
Vermont-based business connects companies with on-site nursing services
The Keene Sentinel
Mortimer of Williamsville, Vt., said she acquired Wellness Works LLC a year ago, but a family hardship delayed her ability to focus on the business until recently. Wellness Works partners with companies to reduce their costs by increasing safety, Mortimer said. She coordinates contracted on-site nursing services, through which a nurse might work at a company one day a week or full time. After working for several years as a board-certified nurse in emergency departments, Mortimer...
The Spin: Testy mayoral forum | Rep. Rush pushes King censure | Judge gives thumbs-down to Trump's census citizenship question
Chicago Tribune
Bobby Rush says nothing short of censure will do when it comes to the racially charged comments uttered by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush won't budge on Steve King Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush was the sole "no" vote on a Democratic measure disapproving of Republican Rep.
L.A. teachers' strike brings day of disruption for thousands of students
Los Angeles Times
While campuses remained open, the few adults present struggled to keep students engaged. Only low attendance prevented an even more chaotic scenario of adults managing hundreds of students each. Many then joined a mid-morning downtown rally at Grand Park along with students and parents, before marching roughly a mile to school district headquarters. She approached picketing teachers to drop her 11-year-old daughter off to catch her school bus.
Roslyn nursing home crafting a plan to ensure its future
American News
Jan. 12--The story is a familiar one. A community staple. It's also two more residents than the facility had in November. "First, without a doubt, there are a lot of things that are changing Roslyn. It is the consensus of the board that we are going to keep it open into the future," Deutsch said. "It's just ... we want to keep (the residents) home.
OPINION: Now is the time to help struggling nursing homes
American News
That community, however, has always owned its nursing home, which has both seen better days financially and more residents. It will again, too. Dennis Daugaard proposed a 2.3 percent increase in Medicaid funding. Learn why it's important for them to stay home. Take the push from Selby and Roslyn.

ENA Action Alert: 32 States Require No Background Checks for Firearms Sales! Act Now!

Contact your Representatives and urge them to support H.R. 8, a bill that would require all gun sales to be supported by a background check. This important legislation would close longstanding loopholes that make purchasing a firearm without a background check easy in more than 30 states.
ENA Action Alert: 30,000 Preventable Deaths Requires Innovative Solutions. Act Now!

Contact your Senators and urge them to support immediate passage of H.R. 269, legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives to support disaster preparedness and response activities. This important legislation also includes the MISSION ZERO Act, a top legislative priority for ENA.