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30 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 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 7 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, DISASTERS, AND JUSTICE RNs join in People's Climate March events around the nation. May/June p. 8. Because Science! RNs across the country are actively fighting fossil fuel projects because they know that climate disrup- tion poses a danger not only to their patients' health, but the survival of life on earth. May/June p. 14. RNs' experiences of Hurricane Harvey. July/August/ September p. 8. Nurses pull together during Northern California wildfires. October/November/December p. 13. The Rescuers. RNRN nurse volunteers spent two weeks in Puerto Rico advocating for residents to receive the most basic of care: clean water, food, shelter, medicine. Where was our government? October/November/December p. 16. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN Which Side Are You On? Providing healthcare for humans or healthcare for profit leads to vastly different solutions for our crisis. January/February p. 10. Indebted for Life. Trillions in student loans are holding back our younger generations and threatening democracy. March/April p. 8. Love Him Like a Brother. Honoring Mike Griffing, our longtime director of collective bargaining, as he retires. May/June p. 12. All In. Nurses are all in on Sen. Bernie Sanders' new Medicare- for-all bill. July/August/September p. 10. Robbed of Our Health. How the GOP tax bill not only jeopard- izes working-class pocketbooks, but also our lives. October/November/December p. 15. =H= HEALTHCARE REFORM Bill introduced in California to establish Medicare-style system. January/February p. 4. Minnesota RNs back state single payer. January/February p. 5. Under Pressure. When California lawmakers shirk a vote on S.B. 562, the single-payer bill, RNs and activists step up the fight. May/June p. 22. Florida RNs rally Medicare-for-all support. July/August/September p. 9. =L= LEGISLATION Bill to restore VA nurses' right introduced. January/February p. 5. Robin Hood Tax reintroduced. January/February p. 7. Under Pressure. When California lawmakers shirk a vote on S.B. 562, the single-payer bill, RNs and activists step up the fight. May/June p. 22. =N= NURSING PRACTICE AND PROFESSION RNs learn root causes of health inequity through NNU program. March/April p. 6. Opioid exposure a real work risk for nurses. October/November/December p. 13. Practice What We Preach. NNU's Joint Nursing Practice Commission is on a mission to ensure nurses can practice nursing the way they know they should. October/November/December p. 20. =O= OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Opioid exposure a real work risk for nurses. October/November/December p. 13. ORGANIZATION Follow the Leader. At historic meeting of chief nurse reps, RNs take stock and prepare for battle. January/February p. 14. Some Assembly Required. At the 2017 People's Summit, the country's most progressive thinkers and doers gathered to continue building our collective movement for social, economic, and racial justice. May/June p. 20. CNA/NNOC unite at 2017 convention to protect the right to care. October/November/December p. 6. More Than Words. Reviewing 2017 in photos. October/November/December p. 22. ORGANIZING Kaiser patient care coordinator RNs unionize. January/February p. 8. Holy Cross organizing activist RN reinstated. May/June p. 5. EDITORIAL INDEX 2017