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56 days that changed my life - Printable Version - December 9, 2011 - 0 Comments

Ten years ago, on December 17, 2001, 1300 Registered Nurses walked out on strike from OHSU.  There were about 1500 of us RNs employed at the hospital at the time, and 1100 of us stayed out on strike for 56 days.  See the summary by the Oregon Nurses Association here, and my personal comments here.

 

 
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