In Demand and Undervalued-The Plight of American Healthcare Workers

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¹ Mandy Rae Hartz is the Coordinator of the Healthcare Workers Council of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW). Michael J. Wright is the USW's Director of Health, Safety and Environment.

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Mandy Rae Hartz et al. Am J Public Health. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;109(2):209-210.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304867.

¹ Mandy Rae Hartz is the Coordinator of the Healthcare Workers Council of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW). Michael J. Wright is the USW's Director of Health, Safety and Environment.

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