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O C T O B E R | N O V E M B E R | D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 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 N A T I O N A L N U R S E 21 AWARDS RNs again win Gallup Poll's survey of most honest and ethical profession. January/February p. 5. DC-area nurses win AFL-CIO metro council's Golden Picket award. March/April p. 13. NNU's RoseAnn DeMoro ranked among top healthcare lead- ers. May/June p. 7. RNs once again rated most honest, ethical profession. October/November/December p. 5. Young RN leader wins organizing award. October/November/December p. 7. ADVOCACY Just the Beginning. NNU RNs gather progressive activists at unprecedented People's Summit to build national movement for social, economic, and racial justice. March/April p. 16. Face to Face. Through lobby visits with legislators, registered nurses put a human face on the bills they champion to pro- tect themselves and their patients. March/April p. 26. People's Rally celebrates defeat of TPP, charts path forward. July/August/September p. 4. Showing Unity. Nurses support DAPL protest for all our futures. July/August/September p. 21. BARGAINING Minnesota RNs settle contracts with five of six hospital sys- tems. January/February p. 5. Sutter RNs forge ahead with new contracts. January/February p. 7. Kindred Hospital Westminster RNs ratify first contract. January/February p. 10. Maine's Home Health Visiting Nurses approve new contract. January/February p. 10. RNs stage massive strike of Allina Health. March/April p. 4. Brigham RNs win hard-fought new contract. March/April p. 5. Kaiser RNs in Los Angeles stage multiple strikes. March/April p. 6. Newton-Wellesley and North Shore RNs ratify new contract. March/April p. 9. Spring Renewal. RNs across the country won hard-fought con- tracts this year. Covers California's UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland; Long Beach Memorial Medical Center; Marin General Hospital; Prime Healthcare; Santa Cruz Visiting Nurses; Watsonville Community Hospital; Illinois' Jackson Park Hospital; Maine's Maine Coast Memorial Hospital; and Texas' Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center. March/April p. 10. Minnesota nurses stand strong in fight for fair contract. May/June p. 4. RNs at four St. Joseph hospitals win new contracts. Two are historic first agreements. May/June p. 9. Aroostook RNs strike for staffing and investment in nurses. May/June p. 10. Hazel Hawkins RNs win contract after historic first strike. May/June p. 10. Whittier Hospital Medical Center and San Gabriel Valley Medical Center RNs approve new contracts. May/June p. 12. John Muir Medical Center RNs win new contract. May/June p. 12. RNs at three KPC Healthcare hospitals in Orange County ratify new contracts. May/June p. 12. Southern California Hospital Culver City nurses approve new contract. May/June p. 12. SSM-St. Louis University Hospital RNs ratify new pact. May/June p. 12. RNs at 10 HCA-affiliated hospitals in Texas, Florida, Missouri, Kansas, and Nevada win new contracts. May/June p. 12. Allina RNs win new contract after more than a month on strike. July/August/September p. 6. Alameda Hospital RNs ratify new contract. July/August/September p. 9. San Joaquin General Hospital nurses approve new agreement. July/August/September p. 9. San Leandro Hospital nurses approve new contract. July/August/September p. 9. Down East Community Hospital nurses in Maine ratify new contract. July/August/September p. 9. South Florida Tenet hospitals cheer new contracts. October/November/December p. 4. Former Daughters of Charity RNs celebrate new contract. October/November/December p. 6. Antelope Valley RNs ratify new contract. October/November/December p. 8. USC Verdugo Hills RNs win new contract. October/November/December p. 8. Maine Aroostook Medical Center RNs approve new contract. October/November/December p. 8. BOOK REVIEWS A Disease Called Childhood: Why ADHD became an American epidemic. July/August/September p. 13. An American Sickness: How healthcare became Big Business and how you can take it back. July/August/September p. 13. Catching Homelessness: A nurse's story of falling through the safety net. July/August/September p. 15. Frackopoly: The battle for the future of energy and the envi- ronment. July/August/September p. 14. Editorial Index 2016
