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18 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 Washington, D.C. nurses reintroduce safe staffing bill. April/May p. 12. Sanders introduces Robin Hood Tax in Senate. Goal to fund free public college, with extra for other needs. June p. 7. Washington, D.C. nurses urge city council to pass workplace violence prevention legislation. November/December p. 8. ~N~ NURSING PRACTICE AND PROFESSION Minnesota community EMT proposal endangers RN scope. April/May p. 4. The New Abnormal. Unable to find jobs and desperate for experience, new RNs are flocking to an exploding number of unpaid "internships" and "residency" programs devel- oped by nursing schools and private third parties, and hos- pitals are just fine with that. Learn why this shift hurts the nursing profession and how National Nurses United RNs are fighting back. April/May p. 14. NNU board member, RN Michael Jackson, elected as California Board of Registered Nursing president. June p. 10. Major legal victory for California RNs. September p. 10. ~O~ OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Better Safe Than Sorry. As violence against RNs skyrockets, nurses demand employers take responsibility for creating safe workplaces. January/February p. 14. Minnesota RNs pass workplace violence law. June p. 8. Nina Pham speaks about Ebola experience at Massachusetts convention. October p. 5. Minnesota expanded protections. RNs demanded action on infectious diseases. October p. 6. Keystone RNs lobby for safe patient handling law. November/December p. 4. Hospitals noted by OSHA for anti-violence plans. MNA RNs were key to adopting plans at the two facilities. November/December p. 4. Washington, D.C. nurses urge city council to pass workplace violence prevention legislation. November/December p. 8. ORGANIZING Sparrow Home Health RNs unionize. January/February p. 6. Civil jury awards $2 million award to Ann Wayt, Ohio RN fired for organizing. January/February p. 11. RNs at Kaiser's flagship SoCal hospital join CNA. Landslide victory in historic vote. July/August p. 5. Redwood Memorial Hospital RNs, a St. Joseph Health system facility, unionize. September p. 6. Minnesota ruling upholds union activity. September p. 9. Iowa nurses gather for first-ever Iowa Nurses Summit. 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. ORGANIZATION Looking forward and back. A quick chat with our reelected, top NNU officers. June p. 4. Michigan leaders share resources, gain knowledge. June p. 8. NNU RN delegates set priorities at convention. October p. 7. RNs educate, organize, and agitate at Staff Nurse Assemblies. November/December p. 6. ~P~ POLITICS Chicago registered nurses engineer major upset in city elections. March p. 10. Sanders' campaign gains more momentum as NNU endorses him for president. July/August p. 4. Restoring hospital at center of mayoral candidates forum. Northern Massachusetts county desperately needs health- care services. September p. 7. Stoking the Fires. NNU registered nurses have been busy across the country "feeding the Bern" by educating their communities about the Sanders campaign. September p. 18. CNA/NNOC endorses Gavin Newsom for California governor in 2018. November/December p. 8. PROFILES Conversations with Kay. Winning safe staffing ratios in California. January/February p. 7. Conversations with Kay. Differentiating between helpful and harmful technologies in nursing. March p. 7. Conversations with Kay. On nursing education. April/May p. 9. Conversations with Kay. On the historic lack of retirement security for nurses. July/August p. 10. Conversations with Kay. Origins of the Kaiser Permanente quality liaison (QL) program. October p. 9. PUBLIC HEALTH 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. Editorial Index 2015