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A ADVOCACY Charity care reforms become state law in Maryland. April/May/June p. 5. Not Without a Fight. Despite wimpy government regulations, NNU nurses have won Covid improvements through their own collective power. April/May/June p. 28. Taking Action. Thousands of nurses across the country held more than 200 protests on Aug. 5, the largest event in NNU history. July/August/September p. 28. AWARDS Nurses again ranked most trusted profession. January/February/March p. 7. NNU Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN named to TIME100 most influential list. An unprecedented honor for nurses and the organization. July/August/September p. 5. B BARGAINING St. Louis RNs win new contract. January/February/March p. 5. Methodist Hospital RNs win first contract. January/February/March p. 6. MemorialCare Long Beach RNs ratify new contract. January/February/March p. 8. Nurses at two Tenet hospitals win new contracts. April/May/June p. 7. MarinHealth nurses ratify new contract. April/May/June p. 8. Stanford ValleyCare RNs ratify first contract. April/May/June p. 8. Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital nurses approve new contract. April/May/June p. 8. Public-sector RNs with Alameda Health System and San Joaquin County strike for five days. July/August/ September p. 6. Essentia Health nurses win new contract. July/August/September p. 7. Historic first contracts for Tucson nurses. July/August/September p. 8. Concord Medical Center, John Muir RNs ratify new contract. July/August/September p. 10. Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance nurses approve new contract. July/August/September p. 10. Queen of the Valley Medical Center nurses in Napa settle new contract. July/August/September p. 10. St. Mary Medical Center RNs win new contract. July/August/September p. 10. St. Joseph Health RNs approve new agreement. July/August/September p. 10. El Paso nurses win first contract, others renew. October/November/December p. 8. After striking, Alameda Health System nurses oust bad trustee board. October/November/December p. 12. Maine nurses and techs at Calais Regional win new contract. October/November/December p. 12 C COVID-19 Minnesotans step up to support nurses by donating PPE. April/May/June p. 4. Battling a Pandemic. NNU nurses wage an unprecedented fight to protect their patients, themselves within a system designed for profit, not public health. April/May/June p. 10. First-person dispatch by Kafilet Katie Lewis, RN. April/May/June p. 17. First-person dispatch by Consuelo Vargas, RN. April/May/June p. 19. In the Trenches. When New York City surged with Covid-19 cases, NNU RNs working at veterans facilities were among the hardest hit. April/May/June p. 23. Spreading Solidarity. Nurses join forces globally to share infor- mation and take action on Covid-19 protections. April/May/June p. 26. Not Without a Fight. Despite wimpy government regulations, NNU nurses have won Covid improvements through their own collective power. April/May/June p. 28. Silence Kills. During Covid-19, employers have withheld infor- mation about exposure risks from nurses to avoid accounta- bility. April/May/June p. 34. Isolation Protocol. Without safe Covid-19 protections, nurses are living separated from their families. April/May/June p. 36. In Memoriam. Honoring our NNU members who died on the front lines of Covid-19: Jeff Baumbach, Paul Camagay, Karla Dominguez, Helen Gbodi, Sandra Oldfield, Noel Sinkiat, Celia Yap-Banago. April/May/June p. 38. 2020 EDITORIAL INDEX 24 N A T I O N A L N U R S E W W W . N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G O C T O B E R | N O V E M B E R | D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 0 This year, we had to add a new category to the subjects we covered: Covid-19. You could, however, argue that every story we produced this year could fall under that header. Predictably, coverage of the pandemic dominat- ed much of our content, and you can use this handy editorial index to easily find everything we published.