Nurses union drive grows as workloads rise across hospitals
In Massachusetts nurses turn to the Massachusetts Nurses Assn amid staffing shortages and shifting healthcare costs. Kristen Stentisford, a Beverly Hospital nurse, says understaffing endangers patients, citing overwhelming workloads. National unions note patient care strain fuels organizing, while critics blame cost pressures and tech changes.
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Beverly Hospital
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Massachusetts Nurses Assn
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Helms defends Cuba embargo amid papal critique
Sen. Jesse Helms asserts the Cuba embargo remains in force including 1996 sanctions and hopes Pope John Paul II's Cuba visit pressures Fidel Castro. He calls for Castro's removal, cites Helms Burton Act penalties, and notes a plan to offer U S food and medicine aid to Cuba via the Red Cross.
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Helms-Burton
Robert Torricelli
D-N.j
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