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.
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)
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.
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To call your senators, use our COVID-19 national hotline:
→ Dial (202) 335-6015 ←
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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.
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
