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Victory and Resilience: Nurses Against Lockout
This chapter chronicles the victorious efforts of nurses at Kapiolani Medical Center who resisted a lockout by management, achieving significant improvements in nurse-to-staffing ratios. It highlights the unity and resilience of the nursing staff amid challenging circumstances, bringing attention to the severe healthcare crises affecting indigenous Hawaiians. The discussion also critiques the failures of privatized hospital management and the impact of community support in labor negotiations.