1.   Meanwhile, the nurses union hailed the ruling as a major victory for workers everywhere, not just at religious hospitals.

2.   Ms. Kuehl first sponsored the bill at the urging of the nurses union two years ago, and it passed the Legislature but was vetoed by Wilson.

3.   The nurses union supports a bill that would require health care facilities to maintain certain staffing levels, he said.

4.   The nurses union was recommending approval of all but two of the agreements.

5.   Representatives of nurses unions discussed the issue with Rock in a closed meeting Thursday but emerged with little in the way of new information.

6.   The former vice president of a nurses union, Martino said union members in her district usually have a better health and retirement safety net than nonunion members.