For the past 14 weeks, 700 nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Massachusetts have been in the fight of their lives, striking for the safe staffing levels that we know are needed to protect patients and the community. Their fight is one of the longest nurses strikes we’ve seen in the U.S. in over a decade. 

But right now, Tenet Healthcare, a multi-billion dollar for-profit hospital corporation, is spending tens of millions of dollars to prolong the strike. 

They’ve walked away from the negotiating table, refusing to listen to the nurses who are advocating for safer working conditions. They’ve threatened to permanently replace the nurses who have cared for the community for decades, including those who risked their lives to care for patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

That’s why today, we’re sending Tenet a message: If you take on one of us, you take on all of us! 

People across the country are finding ways to show solidarity with St. Vincent's nurses — will you join them?

Taking action is easy:

1. Print this sign out (or if you don’t have access to a printer, create your own!).
2. Have a friend snap your photo holding your sign (or take a selfie!).
3. Post it to your social media accounts with a message of solidarity to striking nurses. Make sure to tag @TenetHealth and use the hashtags #RNStrike and #SafeStaffing.

Tenet’s excuse is that they can’t afford to provide safe staffing — but the truth is, they’ve posted nearly $500 million in profit over the last two quarters alone. On top of that, Tenet is one of the biggest corporate backers of the anti-Medicare for All front group, the Partnership for America's Health Care Future.

These profit-driven, dangerous, and exploitative actions by Tenet would simply not be possible under a Medicare for All system. 

With Medicare for All, federal nurse-to-patient ratios would be set by law, ensuring safe and effective staffing ratios across the country that protect nurses, patients, and the community. Hospitals would not be able to pocket millions of dollars by putting nurses and patients at risk.

It takes a lot of courage to do what the St. Vincent’s Hospital nurses are doing. That’s why it’s critical that we show them that they have the support and solidarity of people across the country.

When we fight, we win!

Jasmine Ruddy
Organizer
Nurses' Campaign for Medicare for All