[1]National Nurses United



Standing six feet apart, a group of NNU union nurses gathered in front of
the White House yesterday. They bravely stood their ground to honor the
nurses we’ve lost on the front lines of this crisis and call out the
President for failing to give health care workers the protections we need
to survive.

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During the action, nurses read the names of nurses who have lost their
lives fighting this virus while holding up their photos in order to show
the human cost of the continued lack of PPE.

We are in danger every single day, and the White House has refused to act.
That’s why we’re calling on Congress to urgently step in – and we need
your help.

We’re calling on Congress to mandate that: 

* The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
enacts an emergency temporary infectious diseases standard 
* Trump fully utilizes the Defense Production Act to direct U.S.
manufacturers to massively scale up production of personal protective
equipment (PPE)

[ [link removed] ]We are asking you to call your senators today so we can pressure each
and every one of them to follow through on these demands and protect
nurses.

To call your senators, use our COVID-19 national hotline:
→ Dial (202) 335-6015 ←
You can use this sample script when you call (be sure to mention if you
are a nurse or health care worker!):

“Hi, my name is ______ and I’m a constituent of yours
from Washington. I’m calling to ask you to stand with nurses by
mandating that OSHA enact an emergency temporary infectious diseases
standard and mandating that President Trump fully utilize the Defense
Production Act. Nurses across the country are reporting that they are
still not receiving the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to
safely care for COVID-19 patients. We need you to take action NOW to get
nurses the PPE they need to take care of their patients and keep us all
safe. If nurses become infected, they won’t be there when you and your
loved ones need them. Thank you.”

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Our leaders in Washington D.C. have shown that they are unwilling to stand
up for workers at the center of the pandemic, leaving nurses without the
protective equipment we need nationwide. We are tired of the excuses, the
waiting, and the false hope.

[ [link removed] ]Please take just a few minutes to call your senators today so we can
pressure each and every one of them to finally protect nurses and health
care workers fighting every day to keep everyone safe.

In solidarity,

National Nurses United



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