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26 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 O OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Systemic Change. University of California nurses organize to win workplace violence prevention measures. January/February/March p. 14. 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. 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. HCA nurses demand OSHA sanctions. July/August/ September p. 7. ORGANIZATION 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. An Unconventional Gathering. The 2020 CNA/NNOC conven- tion was virtual, but the solidarity was real. July/August/September p. 24. Resolved. As America faces a tsunami of crises, the urgency of the moment was reflected in five expansive resolutions adopted by more than 500 delegates on the final day of the CNA/NNOC convention. July/August/September p. 26. Michigan nurses vote to join NNU. Affiliation of Michigan Nurses Association grows NNU to more than 170,000 RN members. October/November/December p. 9. ORGANIZING Community First RNs vote to unionize. January/February/March p. 5. Health care workers at Methodist Arcadia vote to unionize. January/February/March p. 6. Research Psychiatric nurses join NNOC. January/February/March p. 7. In historic, landslide victory, North Carolina RNs vote to unionize. Nurses at HCA's Mission Hospital show Southern organizing not only possible, but wanted. July/August/September p. 4. P PROFILES 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. In Memoriam. Honoring our NNU members who died on the front lines of Covid-19: Dione Malana, Janine Paiste-Ponder, Estrella Quillopa Malimban, Sally Solon Fontanilla, Nancy Veto. July/August/September p. 32. Miracle Workers. A peek into the elite team of OR nurses who successfully helped separate conjoined twins. October/November/December p. 20. In Memoriam. Honoring our NNU members who died on the front lines of Covid-19: Mona Rivera, Maribel Tabanguil-May, Nancy Veto. October/November/December p. 23. R RATIOS See Staffing REGISTERED NURSE RESPONSE NETWORK (RNRN) Paying Respects. Honoring Guatemala's disappeared with medical care for the survivors. January/February/ March p. 10. S STAFFING Hands Off! Nurses successfully fight pandemic plays to circum- vent safe staffing ratios. July/August/September p. 20. Protecting safe staffing standards during Covid. Nurses fight hospital industry's use of pandemic to attack ratios. October/November/December p. 5. STRIKES See Bargaining V VETERANS AFFAIRS VA nurses call on Congress to protect system from privatiza- tion. January/February/March p. 8. 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. RNs decry closure of Atlanta VA nursing home. October/November/December p. 8. W WORKPLACE ISSUES See Occupational Health and Safety 2020 EDITORIAL INDEX