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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 3 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 31 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. Mount Sinai RNs blaze trail to better staffing enforcement. Legislators, RNs call for safe limits on nurses' assignments. July/August/September p. 5. Three affirmations for today's union nurse. Thing all nurses should and must hear to stay true to themselves and the profession. July/August/September p. 12. O OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Federal workplace violence prevention bill introduced in Congress. Federal safe staffing bill introduced in House and Senate. April/May/June p. 10. CDC's HICPAC betrays nurses and patients. October/November/December p. 10. ORGANIZATION Born Leader. NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN, brings natural leader- ship abilities and a drive for justice to her role as newest member of NNU Council of Presidents. January/February/March p. 14. Unconventional Times. CNA/NNOC celebrated 120 years of advocacy and laid groundwork for decades more. October/November/December p. 20. Common Vision. On the 10th anniversary meeting of Global Nurses United, nurses from around the world shared their sorrows, triumphs, and the work ahead. October/November/December p. 23. Art and Advocacy. October/November/December p. 22. Leading From the Front Lines. NYSNA nurses celebrated an incredible year at their 2023 convention. October/November/December p. 24. Meeting of the Minds. Minnesota Nurses Association members gather for annual convention. October/November/December p. 26. ORGANIZING RNs at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph in Wichita, Kan. file petition to unionize. January/February/March p. 12. Lodi nurses vote to unionize. RNs at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Hospital join CNA. April/May/June p. 7. Another union victory in Wichita! RNs at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital vote to join NNOC. April/May/June p. 8. George Washington University Hospital nurses fight to be represented by District of Columbia Nurses Association. July/August/September p. 10. Baltimore RNs win historic vote to unionize. Nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital join NNOC. October/November/December p. 7. New Orleans nurses make history by unionizing. University Medical Center RNs join NNOC. October/November/December p. 11. DC nurses vote to unionize. George Washington University Hospital RNs join DCNA. October/November/December p. 17. R RATIOS See Staffing S SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY Union nurse leaders attend AFL-CIO's Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference. January/February/March p. 10. STAFFING New poll shows nurse-to-patient ratio law could be key to addressing staffing crisis. Michigan Nurses Association. January/February/March p. 4. Enough is enough. Thousands of nurses rally nationwide for safe staffing. January/February/March p. 8. 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. Legislators, RNs call for safe limits on nurses' assignments. July/August/September p. 4. Mount Sinai RNs blaze trail to better staffing enforcement. Legislators, RNs call for safe limits on nurses' assignments. July/August/September p. 5. RNs commemorate Nurses Week in Capitol Hill lobbying blitz. July/August/September p. 7. 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. STRIKES See Bargaining W WORKPLACE ISSUES See Occupational Health and Safety 2023 EDITORIAL INDEX