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30 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 3 RNs at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward ratify new contract. July/August/September p. 10 Nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif. demand Board of Directors of San Benito County Health Care District be transparent about hospital's fiscal crisis. July/August/September p. 10. RNs at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles ratify new pact. July/August/September p. 10. Showing solidarity and more. Supporting autoworkers, Advocate Aurora win, and fighting corporate health care. Michigan Nurses Association. October/November/December p. 4. St. Louis RNs hold historic first strike for patient safety. October/November/December p. 5. HCA nurses from across the country rally in Florida. October/November/December p. 9. Ascension nurses strike in Austin and Wichita. Nearly 2,000 RNs strike in June and December. October/November/December p. 12. Veterans Affairs nurses keep up the fight for patient safety. RNs in Atlanta, Augusta, Aurora, North Chicago, and Cincinnati speak out. October/November/December p. 14. Hazel Hawkins' nurses fight to keep hospital open. October/November/December p. 16. Arizona nurses at Carondelet St. Mary's and St. Joseph's hospitals rati- fy new contracts. October/November/December p. 18. RNs and health care workers at nine California hospitals ratify new agreements with California Nurses Association and Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union members: John Muir Behavioral Health Center, USC Arcadia Hospital, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Central Coast VNA, Glendale Memorial Hospital, Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka, Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital, and Dameron Hospital. October/November/December p. 18. Nurses at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, Ill. ratify new pact. October/November/December p. 18. Northern Light AR Gould Hospital RNs in Presque Isle, Maine approve new agreement. October/November/December p. 18. C COVID-19 CDC's HICPAC betrays nurses and patients. October/November/December p. 10. E EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN Growing Our Power. Let's celebrate overcoming unprecedented chal- lenges and fierce employer opposition. January/February/March p. 13. A message to Congress. RNs say mandate safe nurse-to-patient staffing limits now. April/May/June p. 13. The Heat Is On. Temperatures are rising up across the country—and so are U.S. union nurses. July/August/September p. 11. A Guiding Light. As 2023 draws to a close, we are grateful for NNU leadership. October/November/December p. 19. H HOSPITAL INDUSTRY Keeping Up Appearances. Magnet status is supposed to signify better staffing and working conditions for nurses, but RNs say it's just a costly marketing tool that can't compete with true empowerment through unionization. April/May/June p. 14. RNs fight to hold corporate hospital executives accountable to patients, workers, communities. Minnesota Nurses Association. July/August/September p. 6. Nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif. demand Board of Directors of San Benito County Health Care District be transparent about hospital's fiscal crisis. July/August/September p. 10. Showing solidarity and more. Supporting autoworkers, Advocate Aurora win, and fighting corporate health care. Michigan Nurses Association. October/November/December p. 4. L LEGISLATION Federal safe staffing bill introduced in House and Senate. April/May/June p. 9. Federal workplace violence prevention bill introduced in Congress. Federal safe staffing bill introduced in House and Senate. April/May/June p. 10. What a difference solidarity makes. RN leader reflects on how Michigan labor movement repealed anti-worker law. Michigan Nurses Association. April/May/June p. 11. A message to Congress. RNs say mandate safe nurse-to-patient staffing limits now. April/May/June p. 13. Legislators, RNs call for safe limits on nurses' assignments. July/August/September p. 4. RNs commemorate Nurses Week in Capitol Hill lobbying blitz. July/August/September p. 7. Medicare for All and FAMILY Act introduced. July/August/September p. 8. Maine's safe staffing bill moved forward. Nurses speak out for enforce- able RN-to-patient ratios. July/August/September p. 9. U.S. Senate holds first-ever hearing on ratios. NNU and NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN testifies. October/November/December p. 8. Illinois nurses fight for state safe staffing law. October/November/December p. 9. N NURSING PRACTICE AND PROFESSION For the 21st consecutive year, RNs ranked most trusted profession. January/February/March p. 7. Nursing is in the heart. History and legacy of Filipinx nurses featured in California Museum exhibit. January/February/March p. 18. Minnesota nurses release "Why We Left: 2023 Nursing Workforce Report." April/May/June p. 6. Federal safe staffing bill introduced in House and Senate. April/May/June p. 9. A message to Congress. RNs say mandate safe nurse-to-patient staffing limits now. April/May/June p. 13. Keeping Up Appearances. Magnet status is supposed to signify better