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20 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 D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 4 — [ A ] — AWARDS NNU Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro named to publica- tion's 50 most powerful people in healthcare. March p. 9. Modern Healthcare names NNU Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro among 100 most influential people in U.S. health- care. September/October p. 10. RN Monica Lloyd wins NNU essay contest, RN Alma Holley takes second. September/October p. 18. Gallup Poll finds RNs most trustworthy for 15th consecutive year. December p. 11. ADVOCACY Duluth nurses feed the homeless and hungry. January/February p. 4. St. Rose Dominican nurses picket hospital over staffing cuts. March p. 9. Michigan RNs educate in order to agitate. April/May p. 4. North Adams Regional Hospital abruptly closed, nurses and community fight to restore services. April/May p. 9. Maine nurses at Calais Regional Hospital hold candlelight vigil for restoration of staff, services. April/May p. 12. This is how we do it. Global Nurses United members celebrate Nurses Week with advocacy for the world's patients. April/May p. 16. Nurses rally to save Doctors San Pablo. June p. 4. RNs demand Daughters of Charity system keep its promises. June p. 8. Kaiser RNs urge Manteca City Council to call on Kaiser to restore local services. June p. 10. El Paso RNs in Texas join effort to pass living wage law. June p. 10. NLRB finds MedStar Washington Hospital Center violated law by not providing staffing plans. June p. 10. Water, like healthcare, is a human right, say RNs. July/August p. 4. UMass RNs demand reversal of staffing, service cuts. July/August p. 5. RNs, coworkers, and community picket North Memorial plan to cut staff. July/August p. 6. MedStar Washington Hospital Center RNs hold bake sale for wheelchairs, basic supplies. July/August p. 12. Report confirms need for full-service hospital in northwestern Massachusetts, officials still won't step up. September/October p. 8. Michigan nurses treat bad cases of "Affluenza." September/October p. 9. El Paso, Texas nurses successfully help pass a law to ensure the city doesn't do business with violators of wage theft laws. September/October p. 10. Sounding the Alarm. During this Ebola crisis, NNU nurses have been the nation's leaders in advocating for the health and safety of workers and patients, as well as the public. September/October p. 12. Fighting for patient safety in Central Massachusetts. November p. 6. Florida RN is reinstated after union challenges unfair suspen- sion over lack of Ebola preparedness. November p. 10. The Talking is Over. After two months of protests and warnings about lack of Ebola preparedness, RNs in California secure landmark, model standards and continue their actions to win the same nationwide. November p. 12. Timeline of NNU's campaign for Ebola safeguards. November p. 14. Massachusetts Berkshire RNs protest extreme understaffing. December p. 4. Michigan RNs thwart hospital's medical redlining. December p. 5. — [ B ] — BARGAINING Baystate nurses win new contract, important overtime protec- tions. March p. 5. Sutter Health RNs win restraining order against employer. March p. 8. Minnesota's Rainy Lake RNs enjoy tremendous community support in contract talks. April/May p. 8. Monster week for nurse contracts across Minnesota. June p. 5. St. Rose RNs in Hayward, Calif. win first contract. June p. 9. Baby's death exposes danger of Kaiser's service cuts, say RNs as they start negotiations. July/August p. 8. RNs at three Bay Area hospitals strike. July/August p. 10. Maine nurses at Mount Desert Island Hospital picket over healthcare technology. July/August p. 12. New Minnesota contracts raise bar for staffing, wages, benefits. September/October p. 6. Hemet Valley nurses ratify a new contract. September/October p. 10. Maine nurses at Mount Desert Island Hospital hold candlelight vigil over healthcare technology. September/October p. 10. Massive RN strikes across California and in DC over cuts to patient care, lack of Ebola preparedness. November p. 4. Michigan nurses win contract language for Ebola protections at one hospital, seek similar statewide standards. November p. 9. 2014 EDITORIAL INDEX