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Healthcare rally on Capitol Hill Thousands Swarm Capitol To Call For Healthcare Reform
More than 1,100 AFT members contacted their U.S. senators on June 25, urging them to support the passage of comprehensive healthcare reform. In Washington, D.C., AFT members were among the 10,000 people who gathered at the U.S. Capitol to call for healthcare reform.

Healthcare Joint ConferenceAFT Healthcare-Public Employees Joint Conference a Big Success
AFT President Randi Weingarten Urged AFT Activists To Mobilize and Organize at this year's conference, held June 11-14.

In harm's way
In healthcare, the potential for violence is always present. One of the primary goals of the union is to ensure a safe environment for workers. Read more in the latest issue of Healthwire.

safe patient handling
Plan and implement a safe patient handling and transfer program at your workplace.

Foreign Nurses
The international movement of healthcare workers is a delicate balance between the rights of the worker and the needs of developing countries.

Staffing
Cutting costs means cutting staff and, too often, cutting corners on patient care.

Mandatory Overtime
Why mandatory overtime is making the shortage of nurses worse—and threatening patient care.

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