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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: SEPTEMBER
2008 |
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issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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Executive Director's Column |
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Is your hospital canceling shifts? Maybe you need a union |
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Region 4 position in favor of mail ballot for dues increases |
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Progress made to prevent boarding patients on inpatient units |
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MNA nurses know the joys and sorrows of foster care |
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N95 respirators and toxic gases or vapors |
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The real cost of working off-the-clock |
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MNA members question Governor Patrick at town meetings |
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Question 1 plays Russian roulette with the health of patients across the state |
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Multigenerational nurses – it’s a family affair |
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2008 MNF Rosemary Smith, RN Memorial Golf Tournament a big success |
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08.27.08 |
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Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Sara Orozco for State Senate |
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08.20.08 |
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As Boston Medical Center Posts Record Profits Patients & Nurses Are Shortchanged |
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Boston Medical Center RNs Conduct Informational Picketing As Contract Talks Stall Over Issues of Staffing, Retiree Health, Wages |
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08.19.08 |
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Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Kate Jackson for State Representative |
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08.18.08 |
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Boston Medical Center RNs to Conduct Informational Picketing Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
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08.11.08 |
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Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Julia Fahey for State Representative |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: August
2008 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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Executive Director's Column |
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Legislative session ends in stalemate on safe staffing bill |
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Income tax repeal: A reckless proposal that will endanger our patients |
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MNA members’ efforts rewarded— Carney to remain as acute care hospital |
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Worcester school nurses ratify contract with 8 percent pay increase |
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Boston Healing Hands: MNA nurses participate in mission of mercy |
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Worcester Public Health nurses meet with city councilors |
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MNA Board opposes bylaw for secret mail ballot for proposed dues increases |
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Profiles of candidates for MNA office |
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MNA 2008 Final Ballot |
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Notice to members and non-members regarding MNA agency fee status |
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8.01.08 |
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Legislative Session Ends in Stalemate on Safe Staffing Bill |
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7.30.08 |
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Support MNA Nurses on the Picket Line in August |
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7.18.08 |
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Nurses/Advocates Angered by Senate Vote in Favor of Bill to Allow Hospitals to Continue Dangerous Nurse Staffing Practices That Harm Thousands of Patients Each Year |
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See how your senator voted |
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7.17.08 |
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Senate Votes in Favor of Bill that Codifies the Deadly Status Quo in Mass. Hospitals |
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7.16.08 |
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Nurses/Advocates Outraged by Senate Ways & Means Committee’s Gutting of Safe Staffing Bill, Which Will Codify Current Unsafe Conditions in Hospitals and Continue to Place Thousands of Patients in Jeopardy |
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7.09.08 |
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Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Pam Richardson for Re-election |
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7.09.08 |
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Nursing ratios save money and lives |
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6.25.08 |
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New Study Links Nurse Understaffing to Increase in Deadly Infections |
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6.24.08 |
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State Rep. and RN Mary Grant Publishes Powerful Op Ed in Support of the Patient Safet Act |
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6.19.08 |
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'Fatal Care': Medical errors cause 98,000 deaths in U.S. hospitals each year |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: May/June
2008 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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Executive Director's Column |
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Retaliation at the table—a bad investment |
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House passes landmark bill on RN staffing and patient safety |
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LaBelle, Gordon wow crowd during National Nurses Day event |
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Safe patient handling bill approved by Health Care Finance Committee |
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Update on legislation allowing diabetic students to self monitor, treat |
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Update on Level 4 biolab proposed at Boston Medical Center campus |
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VNA of Cape Cod’s in-home telemonitoring system benefits patients, health care professionals |
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Incident at Boston Medical Center alters life and career of RN |
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MNA 2008 Preliminary Ballot |
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More than 550 senior nursing students get tips on NCLEX preparation at MNA’s transition programs |
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5.23.08 |
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MNA members efforts rewarded—Carney to remain open
as acute care hospital |
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5.22.08 |
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House Passes Landmark Bill on RN Staffing and Patient Safety in Massachusetts Hospitals |
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5.12.08 |
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Governor proclaims May 11-17 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Week |
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Patient Advocates & Nurses Decry Hospital Industry’s Continued Effort to Derail Legislation That Would Protect Patients and Save Lives |
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5.06.08 |
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Nurses, Patient Advocates and Legislators Rally at State House for Patient Safety Full House Vote on Patient Safety Act Scheduled for May 21 or 22 |
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5.05.08 |
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Patient Safety Act is Approved by Health Care Financing Committee |
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Grammy Award Winner Patti LaBelle to Speak at National Nurses Day Event |
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Community Meeting to Discuss the Future of Carney Hospital - Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 6:30 p.m. |
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5.01.08 |
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Merrimack Valley Hospital Nurses Ratify New Contract Three-year pact includes 22% - 33% pay hike |
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Anna Jaques Hospital Nurses Ratify New Contract Three-year pact includes 14% - 25% pay hike |
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Brockton Hospital Signs Agreement with NLRB Pledging to Cease Unlawful Attempts to Interfere with Nurses’ Union Rights |
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4.16.08 |
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Safe Patient Handling Bill Approved by Health Care Finance Committee |
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4.15.08 |
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Mercy RNS picket for fair contract & quality care
Latest hospital proposal a threat to patient care; Picket photos |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: April
2008 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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Executive Director's Column |
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MNA initiatives on safe staffing, safe patient handling move forward |
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MNA Position Statement: Exposure to environmental cleaning chemicals in healthcare settings |
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Medication reconciliation in the emergency department setting |
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Leominster seniors make calls for patient safety |
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The Patient Safety Act: Next steps
Your state representative needs to hear from you! |
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Safety in numbers: nurse-to-patient ratios and the future of health care MNA goes one-on-one with award-winning health care journalist Suzanne Gordon |
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Patti LaBelle keynote speaker during MNA National Nurses Day celebration May 6 |
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3.27.08 |
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Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice RNs Call in Mediator |
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3.25.08 |
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New TV Ad Provides Patients' Perspective on Need for Safe Patient Limits |
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Nurses file labor complaint during contract talks |
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3.20.08 |
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Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Bill gets Favorable Vote from
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee |
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3.12.08 |
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New Radio Ad Provides Patients' Perspective on Need for Safe Patient Limits |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: March
2008 |
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Executive Director's Column |
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An update on boundary changes … and ‘you’ve got mail’ |
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Safe patient handling bill approved by public health committee |
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Nursing and labor advocate Rosemary Smith Dies |
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Position descriptions for MNA elected offices and MNA nominations & election policies & procedures |
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Jean McCorry named
Gift of Life Award
Recipients |
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MNA incumbent office holders |
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Regional Council election |
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3.12.08 |
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Media Coverage of Nurses' Assault Protection Bill Hearing
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3.10.08 |
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Joint Committee on Judiciary Holds March 11 Hearing
On Bill to Increase Criminal Penalties for Assaulting Nurses |
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2.28.08 |
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Nurses rallying neighbors to
advocate for Carney |
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Patient Safety Act
is Approved by Public Health Committee |
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2.21.08 |
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Safe Patient Handling Bill
gets Favorable Vote from Public Health Committee |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: February
2008 |
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issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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President's Column |
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Your role and responsibility
as a union member |
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Nursing on Beacon Hill |
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Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
Emergency Dept. wins prestigious award |
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Medford school nurses file
for mediation, reach out to public as contract talks |
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Layoff of public health
nurses in Lawrence jeopardizes public health program |
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Emergency Department overcrowding,
diversions and boarding |
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Biosafety Level 4 research
laboratory hits stumbling block |
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Chris Pontus honored by
MassCOSH for public sector OSHA coalition work |
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1.29.08 |
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Nursing and Labor Advocate
Rosemary Smith Dies Nursing Community Mourns Loss of Longtime
Leader |
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1.25.08 |
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MNA Director of Organizing
named president of The Labor Guild |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: January
2008 |
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Relations Section |
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President's Column |
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A nurse’s resolutions for
the New Year |
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What's up on the reimbursement
front (besides hospital profits)? |
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National reimbursement news
which impacts Massachusetts: Medicare to stop paying for "medical
errors" |
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New survey reveals nurses'
use of IT tools a Catch-22 |
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Why personal liability insurance
is more important than ever |
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Reduced dues categories
implementation for MNA union members |
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1.22.08 |
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Massachusetts Nurses
Association Endorses Sean Garballey for State Rep. |
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1.10.08 |
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New ESSENTIAL School Health
Grant Opportunity |
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1.03.08 |
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State Employed RNs and
Health Professionals (Unit 7 MNA)
Vote to Ratify Contract Extension |
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1.02.08 |
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Medford
School Nurses File for Mediation, Reach Out to Public As Contract
Talks Stall Over Nurses Call for Pay Equity With Teachers |
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