NNU Executive Director, Bonnie Castillo, RN, has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020! This honor is one sign that our movement is being heard louder and more clearly than ever before.
As a registered nurse and a brilliant leader in our movement, Bonnie Castillo has used her platform of advocacy and collective action to bring to light the many essential roles nurses play in our health care systems.
Bonnie’s work mobilizing nurses and health care workers across the country has accelerated the urgent demand to provide optimal PPE and workplace protections. Because of her passionate belief in protecting nurses and patients, we are better able to act as advocates as we speak out on behalf of our patients and our fellow nurses during the pandemic.
The throughline of Bonnie and NNU’s work has been our constant reference to the precautionary principle. It’s the idea that we should be using the highest levels of protection to ensure safety for patients and health care providers as we face this novel coronavirus.
Bonnie’s organizing continues to amplify our message to major health care influencers including the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and many others.
She was among the first to recognize and call out the CDC’s transgressions as they failed to apply scientific analysis to their recommendations about Covid-19. Her courage and unwillingness to compromise nurses’ health and safety continues to have a profound impact on the public’s understanding of the pandemic.
NNU has gained many victories through Bonnie’s leadership, and this recognition proves how much power nurses have when we join together on behalf of our patients and our communities.
Our executive director, a strong voice for Medicare for All and social movement unionism, earned a place on this prized list — which is a reflection of the work we’ve all done together.
Thank you for supporting,
Max Cotterill
Organizer
Nurses' Campaign for Medicare for All
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