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Kaiser, nurses union brace for contract battle
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Jul 14, 2014
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Kaiser, nurses union brace for contract battle
We might have the first Oscar contender of the year, Dorothy's slippers will be going on display, Spielberg hunts a triceratops and Pixar announces a love story between two volcanoes. Yeah, it's time for "On The Lot"
Members of the California Nurses Association rallied in Sacramento in May to raise awareness around what they say are patient care concerns in California hospitals.
Members of the California Nurses Association rallied in Sacramento in May to raise awareness around what they say are patient care concerns in California hospitals.
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We might have the first Oscar contender of the year, Dorothy's slippers will be going on display, Spielberg hunts a triceratops and Pixar announces a love story between two volcanoes. Yeah, it's time for "On The Lot"

California's powerful nurses' union is gearing up for a fight with Kaiser Permanente, the largest hospital system in the state.

Bargaining for a new contract at Northern California hospitals begins next week. A lot has changed politically and economically since the last contract was negotiated four years ago. The California Report's April Dembosky has the story.