I wanted to follow up in case you missed it:

This week is Nurses Week, and we’re carving out the space and time to honor nurses who have worked tirelessly over the past year to care for patients and save lives.

To mark the end of Nurses Week, nurses from across the country will be gathering for a powerful event to stand in solidarity with and honor their fallen nurse colleagues — and we would love for you to join us virtually.

Can you join us for our virtual Day of Remembrance event on Wednesday, May 12 at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET to honor fallen nurses and fight for the living? We’d love to have as much of our community with us as we honor our fallen colleagues.

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we have all seen how our employers and elected officials have chosen to prioritize profits over nurse and patient safety. They have refused to implement basic health and safety measures for workers and patients alike — such as proper PPE, adequate staffing levels, and robust Covid-19 testing.

Their failures and greed have led to the preventable deaths of over 400 registered nurses and thousands of health care workers, in addition to the over half a million Americans who have died.

But we can see a silver lining. The Biden administration just announced it’s moving forward with an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency temporary standard requiring health care employers and management to provide safe workplaces for nurses and other health care essential workers.

If implemented, this standard would be a significant shift towards truly protecting nurses — but we must continue speaking out.

We will never forget those who have died throughout this pandemic, and we resolve to honor the fallen and fight for the living. And, Wednesday’s event is one of the most powerful ways to show your solidarity as we continue to demand change for workers, patients, and our communities.

Please join us on Wednesday, May 12 at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET as we honor and read the names of the close to 400 nurses who have lost their lives to Covid-19 over the past year.

We hope to see you there,

Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, RN
NNU President

P.S. If you are unable to join us on May 12, please join us for one of our many other Nurses Week events happening this week. Click here to learn more and RSVP to join us!