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IOWA CITY — University of Iowa Health Care administrators say they’re “evaluating our badge naming practices based on employee feedback and evolving industry standards” after 500-plus nurses and staff covered their last names with union stickers in protest.

“We've heard concerns from folks for a long time about privacy and safety in the workplace,” said Hannah Bott, lead organizer with the Iowa division of SEIU Health Care Minnesota & Iowa — a union representing more than 4,000 UIHC nurses and staff.

Pointing to the UIHC policy requiring employees maintain photo ID badges with their first and last names visible, Bott said workers for years have aired concerns with exposure — given the emotion

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