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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Unions Divided on Efforts To Relax Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

The California Labor Federation voted 60-2 to reject a request -- by Dave Regan, a top executive at Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West -- to "go neutral" on legislation that would temporarily ease nurse-to-patient ratios in California hospitals during meal and rest times. The California Nurses Association opposes efforts to adjust nurse-to-patient staffing laws.



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