This morning, nurses stood in front of the White House alongside 88 pairs of shoes representing the 88 nurses who have died from treating COVID-19 patients. They are honored those who have lost their lives, and fought to protect nurses still on the front line of this pandemic.

National Nurses United

This morning, nurses stood in front of the White House alongside 88 pairs of shoes representing the 88 nurses who have died so far in the COVID-19 crisis. They honored those who have lost their lives and fought to protect nurses still working on the front lines of this pandemic.

Nurse White House Action

The next COVID-19 relief package is being discussed and finalized, and we are demanding that senators include critical protections to keep nurses safe in the bill.

We have identified 10 senators who could make the difference between nurses having the protections they need or continuing to fight this pandemic without the appropriate PPE. That’s where you come in.

Will you take one minute to send a message to these 10 key senators? We even created a page to make the process quick and easy.

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If everyone reading this sends a message, we can make a huge impact and get the protections nurses need.

We need these 10 senators to support the inclusion of these two elements in the next COVID-19 package:

  1. Mandate the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to enact an emergency temporary infectious diseases standard.
  2. Mandate the president to fully utilize the Defense Production Act to direct U.S. manufacturers to massively scale up production of PPE.

A COVID-19 relief package could be finalized in a matter of days, so we don’t have much time to put pressure on these senators to protect nurses. That’s why nurses are taking time out of their hectic schedule to stand outside of the White House right now and why we need you to make some time to email your senators today.

Nurses across the country are counting on us to speak up as they spend day after day fighting on the front lines, putting themselves at risk to protect us. While they keep us safe, let’s fight to keep them safe.

Send a message to these 10 key senators today so we can pressure them to finally take action to mandate OSHA enact an emergency temporary infectious diseases standard and force the president to fully utilize the Defense Production Act.

In solidarity,

National Nurses United

P.S. Want to know more about the Defense Production Act and how it could dramatically help protect nurses? Watch this quick video to learn more.

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