https://freerepublic.com/tag/nursepatientratios/ en-us Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:12:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2546821/posts The California Nurses Association has taken on powerful people before, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators from both major parties, and has scored resounding wins. In each showdown, the 86,000-person union made full use of its key advantage – the appeal of its members' professions – while pressing hard for policies that benefited nurses. This election year, the union is putting its powers to the test as it challenges its most well-funded opponent to date, billionaire Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, who is wasting no time fighting back. That the union is leading the anti-Whitman front so far speaks volumes... Sacramento Bee https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2546821/posts#comment Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:12:10 GMT