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Today we celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth recognizes the day in 1865 when
enslaved people living and working in Texas learned from Maj. Gen. Gordon
Granger and the Union Army that they had been freed from bondage — two
months after the Civil War had ended and two-and-a-half years after
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth offers us an opportunity to reflect on the unfinished business
of building a just and inclusive democratic society and advocating for
equity in our workplaces and beyond. Union nurses celebrate and honor
Juneteenth by continuing the fight against racism in their workplaces and
to ensure all patients get the care they need.

Nurses dare to imagine a better system where care is the guiding
principle, health care is free and equitable to all, and nurses reflect
the patient population and community. Winning Medicare for All is a
crucial part of this work.

Over 30 million people in the United States lack health insurance, and
over half of those without it are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.
Communities of color are disproportionately bearing the brunt of our
broken, profit-driven system. Winning Medicare for All is one important
way that we can honor the legacy of the long struggle for racial justice
in the United States.

As we work to advance toward racial justice, we hope you will take a
moment today to read about the ways nurses are honoring Juneteenth.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to read more.

In solidarity,

Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All



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