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2013 EDITORIAL INDEX L LEGISLATION Michigan unions betrayed, but not broken, by right-to-work law. RNs at Sleepy Eye hospital unionize with Minnesota Nurses Association. March p. 11. Queen of the Valley RNs in California vote to unionize. May p. 5. Nurses at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center win biggest Los Angeles-area union election in years. September p. 13. January/February p. 6. World interest in Robin Hood Tax. January/February p. 11. California bills seek greater accountability from healthcare industry. March p. 8. Orlando Health RNs show the real meaning of union. October p. 8. Providence RNs in DC win first union election in decades. December p. 7. Nurses, activists rally behind reintroduced Robin Hood Tax. April p. 4. Missouri RNs travel to capital to lobby for safe lift bill. April p. 12. Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Jan Schakowski reintroduce national ratios bills. April p. 12. Huge push at Congress for Robin Hood Tax. May p. 11. Robin Hood needed on both sides of the Atlantic. July/August p. 5. Massachusetts RNs take safe staffing to voters, file ballot initiative. July/August p. 7. Kindred Hospital RNs in Orange County unionize. December p. 8. Orlando Health RNs hold press conference against employer union busting. December p. 8. ORGANIZATION NNU delegates meet for 2012 convention, adopt RN care plan. January/February p. 8. It's a Small World. RNs from across the country and globe con- Massachusetts RNs kick off signature gathering for ratios initiative. September p. 9. Massachusetts RNs reach signature goal for ratios and hospital disclosure initiative. November p. 4. Massachusetts RNs deliver signatures for ballot measures. December p. 6. vene at the 2013 Staff Nurse Assembly to discuss their joint struggles and to strategize against the privatization of everything. June p. 12. John Armelagos, RN, elected as new president of Michigan Nurses Association. November p. 5. More Than Words. NNU nurses take their advocacy locally, nationally, and globally. (Year in pictures) November p. 14. M P MENTAL HEALTH Massachusetts RNs save beds for most mentally ill kids. May p. 4. POLITICS Minnesota RNs turning electoral power into new staffing standards. N January/February p. 10. PROFILES NURSING PRACTICE Making History. Max Fine, one of Medicare's original designers, O offers insight into the fight to pass this seminal program, and lessons for expanding it today. January/February p. 16. Harry Kelber, renown labor activist, dies at age 98. May p. 11. To the Rescue. Bonnie Castillo, an RN with roots in public health, heads up unique disaster relief program. November p. 12. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Shifting the Burden. Wellness programs are all the rage these days and seem harmless enough. But a closer look reveals how they allow employers and society to off-load healthcare costs and blame onto individual employees instead of addressing the root causes of illness. September p. 16. PUBLIC HEALTH Adverse Reaction. Massachusetts hospitals, and other employers across the country, are forcing healthcare workers who choose not to get the flu vaccine to wear surgical masks or face discipline. What does the science say and what's really behind these policies? January/February p. 14. RNs give public comment on California lift team regulations. Massachusetts nurses lobby to block closure of critical detox unit. RNs fight Kaiser Permanente over restructuring. June p. 9. RNs battle Kaiser's shift away from hospital care. October p. 9. October p. 6. March p. 7. Providence Medical Center RNs in DC win first union election in decades. December p. 7. ORGANIZING Two California hospitals, Community Hospital Long Beach and St. Rose Hospital, unionize. January/February p. 7. El Paso RNs celebrate election victory. March p. 9. 18 N AT I O N A L N U R S E Nursing Without Borders. Learn about the unique factors at play in best caring for the health of undocumented patients. May p. 14. Michigan RNs push real Medicaid expansion for low-income patients. June p. 5. Michigan RNs lobby for Medicaid expansion. July/August p. 6. 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 2013