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16 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 N O V E M B E R | D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5 ~A~ AWARDS NNU executive director ranks among healthcare's most influ- ential. September p. 5. ADVOCACY Nurses work to save Daughters of Charity Health System. January/February p. 11. Massachusetts RNs lead coalition calling for hospital reopen- ing. Northern Berkshire County desperately needs full-ser- vice facility. March p. 5. NNU nurses support United Steelworkers on strike lines. March p. 8. On the Wrong Track. Why nurses are opposing a secret free trade deal that enriches corporations at the expense of global health. March p. 12. Nurses join Lift Up El Paso to fight against wage theft. June p. 10. What Nurses Really Want. Not free keychains, not pizza par- ties. RNs around the world want safe staffing ratios and a healthcare system that prioritizes public health over corpo- rate profits, just for starters. June p. 12. St. Joseph RNs aim to reform wayward hospital system. September p. 6. Restoring hospital at center of mayoral candidates forum. Northern Massachusetts county desperately needs health- care services. September p. 7. Major legal victory for California RNs. September p. 10. Minnesota RNs stand up to Big Pharma. October p. 6. Ohio RNs march in labor fest, learn local labor history. October p. 10. Ms. Almada Goes to Washington. RN Allysha Almada, fired for union organizing, journeys to the capital to speak on behalf of nurses and workers' rights. October p. 14. Minnesota nurses brighten holidays for needy families. November/December p. 5. RNs educate, organize, and agitate at Staff Nurse Assemblies. November/December p. 6. Picturing a Better World. NNU nurses in action. November/December p. 10. ~B~ BARGAINING Kaiser RNs victorious with new contract. January/February p. 4. HCA RNs ready for 2015 bargaining. March p. 4. Enloe Medical Center RNs in Chico win new contract. March p. 10. San Mateo County RNs settle new contract. March p. 10. Nurses stage major strikes across California. Sutter, Kaiser, and Providence RNs walk out. April/May p. 10. Nurses at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, USC Verdugo Hills, and Oroville Hospital settle contract. April/May p. 12. After tough fight, Salinas Valley RNs win new contract. Deal retains critical charge nurse positions. June p. 6. RNs across Massachusetts settle contracts. July/August p. 6. Northern Michigan RNs picket for a fair contract. July/August p. 6. Solidarity, activism win Minnesota contracts. July/August p. 7. Providence RNs win contracts. July/August p. 8. Cook County Health and Hospitals System RNs in greater Chicago approve new contract. July/August p. 8. Eastern Maine Medical Center RNs settle new contract. July/August p. 8. Medstar Washington Hospital Center RNs win new contract. July/August p. 9. RNs approve major new contracts with 17 HCA-affiliated hos- pitals. September p. 4. Contra Costa County RNs strike. September p. 8. Westminster RNs go on strike. September p. 11. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital RNs approve new con- tract. September p. 11. Marin RNs strike for staffing, fair contract. October p. 8. Contra Costa County nurses settle contract. October p. 10. BOOK REVIEWS America's Bitter Pill: Money, politics, backroom deals, and the fight to fix our broken healthcare system. January/February p. 8. AIDS: Between science and politics. July/August p. 14. More Than Hot: A short history of fever. July/August p. 14. Slow Dancing With a Stranger: Lost and found in the age of Alzheimer's. July/August p. 15. Smoking Privileges: Psychiatry, the mentally ill, and the tobac- co industry in America. July/August p. 16. Editorial Index 2015