[1]National Nurses United

We want to
be upfront with you.

If you've been reading our emails since mid-March, this email may look
familiar. That's because four months later, nurses are still asking for
the same basic protections needed to combat this virus.

But this email is unlike the others because right now is a key window to
finally pass federal protections for nurses to get us the PPE we need to
protect ourselves and our patients.

Senators returned to Washington today and we intend to make it known that
we can't wait another day for them to act. Earlier today, nurses were at
the Capitol demanding action – and we need your help to amplify our call
to action.

[ [link removed] ]Nurses standing in front of the US Capitol

[ [link removed] ]Will you call your senators and demand they take action immediately to
protect nurses and health care workers fighting on the front lines?

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| To call your senators, use our COVID-19 national hotline: |
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| → 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!): |
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| "Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I'm a constituent from |
| Washington. I'm calling to ask you to take action to protect |
| nurses and other frontline health care workers. Nurses across the |
| country report that they are still not receiving the personal |
| protective equipment (PPE) they need to safely care for COVID-19 |
| patients. |
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| I am urging you to ensure that the next stimulus package includes a |
| mandate for two critical measures. First, we must have an OSHA |
| emergency temporary standard to protect workers during the COVID-19 |
| pandemic. Second, we must create a comprehensive and transparent |
| medical supply chain system — including the full use of the Defense |
| Production Act to rapidly scale up domestic production of PPE. |
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| Both of these priorities are included in the HEROES Act, and I urge |
| you to ensure they are included in the fourth stimulus package |
| negotiated in the Senate. Thank you." |
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| [ [link removed] ]Tell us how it went » |
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Months ago, the House passed the HEROES Act that would provide nurses and
health care workers with PPE and workplace protections — but the Senate
has yet to act. That's why today, we need your help to place as much
pressure as possible on your senators urging them to move on this
legislation now.

As we have seen from news coming out in the past few days, this pandemic
is only getting worse. That means nurses and patients will be in even more
danger the longer we work without these protections. The Senate must
require hospitals to provide PPE and ensure our workplaces are safe so we
can continue to fight the pandemic.

We're calling for these key measures to protect nurses:

* Ensure nurses and health care workers have sufficient supplies of
personal protective equipment (PPE) by ordering mass production under
the Defense Production Act, as well as creating new systems and a new
federal coordinator position for the reporting, transparency, and
coordination of the PPE supply chain.
* Implement an emergency temporary national standard by Occupational
Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) on infectious diseases to
protect workers.

This is your chance to protect those who have put their lives on the line
to protect our nation's health and safety. Almost 90% of nurses in a
recent survey said that they were forced to reuse a single-use disposable
mask with a COVID-19 patient. Without proper PPE, nurses are at greater
risk of contracting the virus.

Let's come together and force the Senate to finally act and get nurses the
protections they should have had from the start.

[ [link removed] ]Make a call to your senators as soon as possible to help pack on the
pressure to pass the HEROES Act and protect nurses immediately.

Let's do this,

National Nurses United

P.S. We're collecting signatures to our petition to demand the Senate pass
the HEROES Act, and we need your name if you haven't already signed on.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to sign the petition right NOW.



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