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Edit Index_FINAL copy 2/14/12 1:49 PM Page 22 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I IEditorialIIndexI 2011I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I IIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIII IIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII —[I]— —[ ]— O INSURANCE INDUSTRY How insurance companies will make even more money off Medicaid. January/February p. 6. Nurses and activists picketed the headquarters of Blue Shield to protest price gouging. January/February p. 8. INTERNATIONAL NURSING Seoul Sisters. Though on the other side of the globe, the Korean Health and Medical Workers Union fight for the same things as NNU: ratios, worker rights, and healthcare for all. March p. 14. NNU nurses support striking British workers. November p. 4. Under Attack. Greek medical workers risk their own lives to defend national healthcare system and treat injured protesters. December p. 14. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII —[L]— LEGISLATION Massachusetts RNs launch campaign for safe staffing ratios. January/February p. 4. The more teeth a law has for enforcement, the better. The CNA has sponsored new legislation that would stiffen penalties for hospitals breaking the safe RN-to-patient staffing ratios. March p. 8. RNs in Maine are on the offensive against union-busting bills. March p. 8. NNU supports federal bill to create national healthcare system. May p. 6. Maine nurses pass legislation to address and prevent the growing problem of violence at hospitals. July/August p. 8. CNA's safe staffing law mandating ratios has improved nursing care, studies show. July/August p. 8. Safe lift is now the law in California. October p. 5. Pennsylvania State Representatives joined RNs to introduce ratio bills. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Insult on Top of Back Injury. RN, Beth Piknick, is outraged by the decision of the U.S. Department of labor to withdraw a rule requiring employers to report musculoskeletal injuries to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. March p. 5. OCCUPY MOVEMENT See Advocacy ORGANIZATION Education is key at annual Maine nurses' conference. April p. 8. Fight of Our Lives. How nurses can help restore the dream by leading the charge for a Main Street contract for America. April p. 12. University division RNs hold first national conference. May p. 7. Austin hosts the third HCA RN National Bargaining Council and Texas Leadership Council meeting sponsored by NNOC-Texas/NNU. March p. 10. NNU leader named among most influential in healthcare. September p. 9. Unconventional Methods. At our 2011 gathering, nurses learned they have the power, the vision, and the know-how they need to chart a healthier course for the nation. September p. 12. Massachusetts RNs hold convention, help Occupy Boston. October p. 6. Strong Medicine. NNU is joining with nurses around the world to jumpstart a global movement for a Wall Street tax. October p. 10. The Year in Pictures. NNU nurses advocated tirelessly across the country for their patients and for America. October p. 10. ORGANIZING Florida Medical Center RNs unionize. April p. 9. Southern California nurses win sweet unionizing victory. May p. 5. Holy Family RNs Win Union Election. July/August p. 4. South Florida RNs win election. October p. 5. Southside Chicago RNs unionize. December p. 7. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII —[P]— October p. 8. POLITICS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII —[N]— NURSING PRACTICE Maine nurses convince hospital to pull bad IV catheters. December p. 5. Michigan nurses challenge Governor's cuts. April p. 5. Florida NNU members confront Governor Rick Scott during rally for state staffing ratio bill. April p. 10. NNU nurses go to Washington. At the top of the nurses' agenda was discussion and education about the Main Street Contract for the American People. June p. 4. Nurses to Wall Street: No More Business as Usual. RNs took over the steps of federal hall and promoted the Main Street Reinvestment Act. June p. 7. Michigan nurses turn up the heat for a Main Street Contract. July/August p. 5. 22 N AT 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 DECEMBER 2011