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4 News Briefs
Michigan members fight for fair contract
5 | Minnesota nurses release "Code Blue"
report 6 | New Orleans nurses stage historic
strike 7 | HCA nurses across six states win new
contracts 8 | NYSNA nurses win pay parity
9 | Two CNA-sponsored bills signed into
law 10 | RNs successfully delay obstetrics closure
11 | Book review of Taking Care 12 | VA nurses
speak out 13 | Stanislaus County nurses ratify new
contract; Pleasanton RNs win new agreement;
Lancaster nurses prevail with new pact; Chico RNs
win new contract; Maine nurses picket for first
contract; Austin nurses rally for safe staffing.
14 Never Giving Up
Cook County nurses fight to win back pay and
bonuses.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas
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Nursing the Nation
Our solidarity and courage mean everything on the
road ahead.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
17 Perfect Vision
As NNU marks its 15th anniversary, nurses
celebrate visionary leaders.
By Kari Jones
19 Hard Reboot
When a cyberattack took down their computer
systems, Ascension nurses relied on their most
valuable infrastructure: themselves.
By Lucy Diavolo
21 Wake of the Storm
RNRN nurse volunteers provided all types of
healing in Asheville, N.C. after Hurricane Helene.
By Michelle Morris
23 A Rightful Place in History
Meet Virginia Allen, one of the last "Black
Angels"—a group of Black nurses who helped cure
tuberculosis.
By Kari Jones
25 2024 Editorial Index
The year 2024 has come to a close. Check out this
handy index of everything we published in 2024,
sorted by subject, to find out all the news we
covered or the article you're searching for.
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ON THE COVER: RNs Christina Junior and
Rachel Romagosa and their fellow University
Medical Center nurses in New Orleans staged
a historic strike on Oct. 25, 2024 to win a fair
first contract.
