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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 2 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 N A T I O N A L N U R S E 25 A ADVOCACY Nurses continue fight for OSHA permanent standard on Covid. January/February/March p. 6. Pandemic is fueling Minnesota RNs' ongoing fight for safe staffing. January/February/March p. 9. ER nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland speak out against work- place violence. January/February/March p. 10. We're not gonna take it. RNs hold national day of action to protest short staffing crisis, no permanent OSHA standard on Covid. January/February/March p. 16. Homecoming. Nurses organize to save and reclaim Watsonville hospital for the local community. January/February/March p. 18. Gun violence is a public health crisis. Recent mass shootings show it's long past time for accountability and action. April/May/June p. 10. NNU condemns Supreme Court's overturning of constitutional right to abortion. April/May/June p. 14. Be it resolved. NNU helped pass two crucial pieces of policy on gender and health care justice at the AFL-CIO. April/May/June p. 17. Into the Mind. The U.S. mental health system was already in crisis, and Covid just intensified its ills. Learn what NNU nurses working in behavioral health across the country have observed, and how they are advocating for their patients. July/August/September p. 18. OSHA permanent standard on Covid moves forward another step. October/November/December p. 10. RNs at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno held a silent vigil. The hospital announced termination of Maternal Child Health services. October/November/December p. 12. NYSNA votes to join NNU. This historic affiliation grows the national movement of nurses, advancing interests of patients, RNs. October/November/December p. 14. B BARGAINING Seton nurses hold one-day strike. January/February/March p. 7. Nurses picket 15 Sutter facilities. RNs protest due to health and safety concerns. January/February/March p. 8. Nurses at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles ratified a new contract. January/February/March p. 10. RNs at Anaheim Global Medical Center in Anaheim, South Coast Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, and Chapman Global Medical Center in Orange, Calif. voted to ratify new contracts. January/February/March p. 10. George L. Mee Memorial Hospital in King City, Calif. unanimously ratified a new agreement. January/February/March p. 10. Tri-City Medical Center nurses in Oceanside, Calif. ratified a new agreement. January/February/March p. 10. Nurses prevail in contracts against greedy out-of-state hospital corpo- rations. Michigan Nurses Association. April/May/June p. 4. Palomar Health nurses and caregivers ratify new contracts. The 3,000 health care workers in North County San Diego avert planned strike. April/May/June p. 7. Seton RNs hold two-day strike. Nurses protest patient care issues and closure of vital services. April/May/June p. 8. Sutter RNs and health care workers hold one-day strike. More than 8,000 RNs and health care workers demand safe staffing. April/May/June p. 12. Redding and Reno nurses hold one-day strike. Prime Healthcare RNs protest due to staffing concerns. April/May/June p. 15. Alvarado Hospital Medical Center nurses voted in favor of new agree- ment. April/May/June p. 16. Contra Costa County RNs voted 94 percent in favor of new contract. April/May/June p. 16. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital RNs ratified a new agreement. April/May/June p. 16. Long Beach Medical Center/Miller Children's & Women's Hospital rati- fied new pact. April/May/June p. 16. San Mateo County nurses in Redwood City voted 94 percent in favor of a new contract. April/May/June p. 16. West Anaheim Medical Center RNs ratified a new contract. April/May/June p. 16. Jackson Park nurses in Chicago ratified a new agreement. April/May/June p. 16. Houlton Regional Hospital nurses in Maine ratified a new agreement. April/May/June p. 16. Maine Med nurses win first-ever union contract. July/August/September p. 6. Nurses across Michigan rising up. Summer led to history contract wins and a victorious new organizing drive. July/August/September p. 7. UC nurses ratify new contract. July/August/September p. 8. VA nurses protest across the country. July/August/September p. 9. 15,000 nurses in Minnesota hold historic strike to prioritize patients before profits. July/August/September p. 10. Tenet nurses ratify new master contract. July/August/September p. 13. RNs at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood ratify new con- tract. July/August/September p. 14. RNs at Good Samaritan and Regional Medical Center in San Jose ratify new agreements. July/August/September p. 14. Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital RNs vote 99 percent in favor of a new pact. July/August/September p. 14. Nurses and caregivers at Kindred Hospital Baldwin Park, Kindred Hospital San Gabriel Valley, and Kindred Hospital Westminster rati- fied a new agreement. July/August/September p. 14. Sacramento County public health RNs approved a new contract. July/August/September p. 14. Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada ratified a new agreement. July/August/September p. 14. This year was a busy one for bargaining and organizing. And, of course, the Covid-19 pandemic continues. Use this handy index to easily find everything we published. 2022 Editorial Index