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From: CruisingCats
3/11/15
There are nursing unions in a few places, such as some in CA and MN. But the vast numbers of nurses do not have a nursing union. I don't know the actual percentage of nurses that do, but I would guess it's less than 1%. I know I've never been covered by a union, although I have been lucky enough to work in unionized hospitals so I got some of the benefits anyway. The benefits I got were in line of having reasonable patient ratios, lift teams for heavy patients and mandatory breaks. In places without unions we can pretty well guess that we won't get a break for 12 hours many days and we are not allowed to claim no break so we get paid for it. It's illegal, but when there is no one to fight for you they get away with it.
From: Cstar1
3/11/15
Naming My Rapist After 15 Years
One might look at the title of the post and immediately question, why now? The answer is complicated. The short answer is: last night I spoke to someone with whom I went to high school. They were thanking me for my work on trauma and abuse and disclosed that they also had been raped.
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From: Cstar1
3/19/15
The government is finally doing something to end the rape-kit backlog
Across the country, an estimated 400,000 rape kits-the DNA swabs, hair, photographs, and detailed information gathered from victims of sexual assault and used as evidence for the prosecution to convict rapists-have never been tested.
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From: Cstar1
4/6/15
Rolling Stone's investigation: 'A failure that was avoidable'
Read: How the authors conducted this report Last July 8, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, a writer for Rolling Stone, telephoned Emily Renda, a rape survivor working on sexual assault issues as a staff member at the University of Virginia. Erdely said she was searching for a single, emblematic college rape case that would show "what it's like to be on campus now ...
Read more from Columbia Journalism ReviewRolling Stone’s repudiation of the main narrative in “A Rape on Campus” is a story of journalistic failure that was avoidable. The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking. The magazine set aside or rationalized as unnecessary essential practices of reporting that, if pursued, would likely have led the magazine’s editors to reconsider publishing Jackie’s narrative so prominently, if at all.
From: Cstar1
4/17/15
Serpentine202 @Serpentine202 #WestVirginia judge orders victims 2 pay half of sex abuser’s legal fees in #Mormon Church cover-up suit http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/west-virginia-judge-orders-victims-to-pay-half-of-sex-abusers-legal-fees-in-mormon-church-cover-up-suit/#.VTEMV5n-4KQ.twitter … WTF?!? #news
From: Cstar1
9/10/15
Look what the majors just discovered.
Millions Earmarked to Clear 'Disturbing' Rape Kit Backlog
For years, they've been collecting dust - tens of thousands of evidence kits that could lead police to serial rapists but have never been tested. But now, almost $80 million is being earmarked to help clear the massive backlog and hopefully get justice for sexual assault survivors.
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From: Cstar1
11/12/15
Fox Launches Task Force to Address Unsubmitted Sex-assault Evidence Kits in Montana - Montana Department of Justice
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that his office has formed a task force to examine the issue of unsubmitted sexual-assault evidence kits in Montana. In the course of its investigation into an allegation of sexual assault, a law enforcement agency can request that a victim be examined for physical evidence of the assault.
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2/1/16
Despicable.
US 'make rape legal' group plans worldwide anti-woman event in 43 countries
"By attempting to teach men not to rape, what we have actually done is teach women not to care about being raped, not to protect themselves from easily preventable acts, and not to take responsibility for their actions," he wrote at the time.
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4/14/16
Aw, poor liddle Harvard boys can't control their unruly penises when they see girls up close.
From: Cstar1
4/17/16
College Paper Warns Prospective Students Rape Could Be Part Of The Price Of Admission
Education by CREDIT: Shutterstock A print ad appearing in Harvard University's student newspaper on Saturday has a controversial message for students: The trauma of trying to get school administrators to take sexual assault seriously is becoming a routine part of the collegiate experience.
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