John Howell, Warwick Beacon, September 15, 2009 Unhappy with their contract and claiming the union failed to deliver what they expected, a group of Kent Hospital nurses continues to gather signatures in efforts to conduct a de-authorization vote. “We’re getting there. We’re very optimistic,” says Jeanette Geary, an emergency department nurse, who started the drive only days after United Nurses & Allied Professionals Local 5008 negotiated its first contract with Kent. Nurses voted in the union last October, which the union hailed at the time as a victory for the nurses. ... Nurse