John,

Last week, nurses stood outside the White House alongside 88 pairs of shoes that represented the 88 nurses who had died in the COVID-19 crisis from insufficient personal protective equipment (PPE).

In just the few days since then, that number has since risen to 91 deaths.

It didn’t have to be this way, John. Not one registered nurse has died in Canada. Meanwhile, here in the United States, nurses are still being forced to fight this pandemic without the proper protections. We demand more. This administration has failed our nurses – who we know are overwhelmingly women.

As the next COVID-19 relief package is being finalized, we’re demanding more. The Senate must include critical protections to keep nurses safe. That’s why we’ve identified the 10 key senators we need to pressure to win.

Will you take one minute to send a message to the 10 key senators who could make the difference between nurses having the protections they need or continuing to fight this pandemic without the appropriate PPE?

Together with National Nurses United, we’re calling on 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.

This COVID-19 relief package could be finalized in a matter of days, so we don’t have much time to make sure nurses are protected.

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.

Please send a message to these 10 crucial senators now demanding that they take action to protect frontline nurses.

Thank you for speaking out.

Women's March Team