Montana Nurses Association weighs in on lifting of mask mandate
The Montana Nurses Association says they do not agree with Governor Gianforte's decision to lift the statewide mask mandate.
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The Montana Nurses Association says they do not agree with Governor Gianforte's decision to lift the statewide mask mandate.
DAVID ERICKSON Editor's note: This is the second part in a two-part Missoulian investigation into how nurses are faring during the pandemic in Montana while being denied hazard pay by their employers. Working during a deadly pandemic, with the stress of trying to protect themselves from the virus and having to watch patients suffer anxiety-wracked deaths, is taking a huge mental toll on nurses in Montana. Adding to that pain, almost all of them have been denied hazard pay in union negotiations with their employers. "We should have hazard pay," said Geri Unbehend, an emergency-room...