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We regret to announce that the AFT NHP Professional Issues Conference has been postponed until further notice.
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Nurses and Healthcare News
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03/30/2021
All of us deserve the ‘Freedom to Thrive’
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03/25/2021
Town hall addresses COVID’s unique impact on women
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03/24/2021
Poultry plant deaths underscore the need for unions
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03/22/2021
‘We’re in the homestretch’: Nurses hopeful as COVID slows, vaccinations speed up
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03/11/2021
Dr. Irwin Redlener: ‘This year has been a major challenge’ for children
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03/09/2021
Senate passes $1.9 trillion in relief: What it means for AFT members
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02/25/2021
AFT president schools Trump Jr.: ‘Your father’s admin didn’t help us reopen safely, so now we’re in this situation’
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02/09/2021
AFTerburners prove successful at boosting union power
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RT @AFTunion: .@AFTCT president @hochadel_jan spoke about how educators are focused on mental health as students return to the classroom: h…
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RT @OregonNurses: "We know it’s not over, we’ve had a brief lull in our vigilance, so nurses like myself and my colleagues in the ER are ve…
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