4 News Briefs
North Carolina RNs win historic union vote
5 | NNU Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN
named to TIME100 6 | Alameda and San Joaquin
County nurses strike for five days 7 | Essentia
nurses in Minnesota win new contract; HCA
nurses demand OSHA sanctions 8 | Historic
first contracts for Tucson nurses 9 | Three
CNA-sponsored bills signed into law 10 | John
Muir nurses in Concord win new contract;
Torrance nurses celebrate new agreement; Queen
of the Valley RNs secure new contract; St. Mary
nurses ratify new contract; and Humboldt County
RNs applaud new agreement.
11 Right Side of History
Nurses spoke truth to power in 2020 and saved
lives.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
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The Real Long Haulers
For nurses, whose lives are dominated and
threatened by government and employer
prioritization of profits during Covid-19, it's a never-
ending battle they can only win by standing
together.
By Lucia Hwang
20 Hands Off!
Nurses successfully fight back pandemic plays to
circumvent safe staffing ratios.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas
22 Dearly Departed
Nurses bear a new kind of burden when Covid-19
patients die.
By Kari Jones
24 An Unconventional Gathering
The 2020 CNA/NNOC convention was virtual, but
the solidarity was real.
By Kari Jones
28 Taking Action
Thousands of nurses across the country held more
than 200 protests Aug. 5.
32 In Memoriam
Honoring our NNU members who died
on the front lines of Covid-19.
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ON THE COVER: Nurses at Kaiser Permanente
Medical Center South San Francisco rally Aug. 5
to prioritize saving patient lives over profits dur-
ing Covid-19 and beyond. Photo: Gus Feldman
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