Labor disputes between nurses and hospitals are nothing new, but over the past few years we’ve seen a lot of national news stories about nurses going on strikes, so we asked the experts for advice.
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Labor Experts Discuss Nurses Strikes
Labor disputes between nurses and hospitals are nothing new, but over the past few years we’ve seen a lot of national news stories about nurses going on strikes, so we asked the experts for advice.  
 

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