We're blown away. 

Together, we generated 626 calls on Friday to the American Hospital Association, demanding they do more to protect nurses and secure the PPE we desperately need.

Based on the call reports, it’s clear that our message was heard loud and clear. We overwhelmed the phone lines, with hundreds of you getting through and expressing your concerns directly. Some even reported that the AHA staff said they had received “hundreds of calls.”

In addition, nurses held actions at 162 medical facilities across the country in honor of May Day to demand the protections we need to keep us and our patients safe during this pandemic. Ahead of Nurses Week, nurses rallied outside hospitals, marched together on our bosses, and wore stickers to demand the PPE we need to stay safe.

Together we are showing that we can make our voices impossible to ignore. Can you help keep up the momentum and amplify these actions by sharing some of the best photos from May Day on social media?

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This is a big week ahead. Not only is it Nurses Week, but it’s also our next opportunity to demand protections for nurses in the next stimulus bill as negotiations in Congress are underway.

If Friday taught us anything, it’s that despite not being able to gather in large numbers, we have tremendous power when we come together. If each of us just takes a few minutes to pick up the phone, we can have an enormous impact.

We’ll be in touch in the next few days about ways you can help keep up the pressure on key U.S. Senators in the crucial moments leading up to the vote on the next stimulus bill.

In the meantime, please help us share these powerful photos from nurses on May Day to keep up the momentum and show our strength.

With determination,

National Nurses United