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  National Nurses United · [email protected]
January 7, 2022 at 11:54 PM

We won’t stand by while the CDC puts nurses and patients at risk

Last week, NNU President and RN Jean Ross told the CNN Newsroom the truth: that by weakening their Covid-19 isolation guidelines to seven days for health care workers — and even less time if there are staffing shortages — the CDC is putting thousands of lives at risk. While the CDC now clai…
  National Nurses United · [email protected]
January 7, 2022 at 12:25 AM

We’re officially taking legal action to demand OSHA protections

Yesterday, we took legal action to urge a federal court to order OSHA to issue a permanent standard to protect health care workers. “Going to work should not mean putting your life and the lives of your loved ones in danger. It is time for OSHA to issue a permanent standard and protect nur…
  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Looking back on 2021

We looked back to see just how much we accomplished this year in our fight to win Medicare for All. Hi there,  Before we close the books on 2021, we wanted to look back and reflect on our incredible work together this year.  We were very busy so this email is long, but we couldn’t be prouder.…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
December 21, 2021 at 10:41 PM

A message of thanks for you

We wanted to extend a message of thanks during this year’s holiday season. This holiday season, we are grateful for you. Thank you for being a part of this community and for your advocacy — with your help, we’ve made huge strides in our movement for a more equitable, just, and humane health c…
  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
December 17, 2021 at 9:02 PM

CVS 2021 Wrapped

Here’s how you can be a part of the next phase in our campaign to hold CVS accountable and put a stop to their profit-driven actions: It’s been a remarkable year. To take on CVS Health’s efforts to undermine Medicare for All, we’ve collected tens of thousands of signatures, collaborated with h…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 11:03 PM

Your next assignment

You’ve been assigned a representative to pressure based on where you live - can you send them a message on Twitter? Last week, we celebrated the news that one of our four priority reps, Rep. John Garamendi (CA-03), officially signed on as a cosponsor of the Medicare for All Act of 2021!  As a…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
December 10, 2021 at 11:02 PM

We won our campaign in CA-03

We are one step closer to passing Medicare for All in Congress. Meet the newest co-sponsor of HR 1976. I have incredible news to share: In a major victory for our movement, we just got word that we won our campaign calling on Rep. John Garamendi (CA-03) to support Medicare for All! He has offi…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
December 9, 2021 at 9:31 PM

We’ve been working on something BIG

I’m excited to share with you what we’ve been working on in California. I’m excited to share something BIG that we’ve been working on and why your help is so crucial right now.  For the past year, our team and supporters in California have been working to pass a historic bill that would esta…
  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
December 7, 2021 at 11:12 PM

Want to pass a Medicare for All resolution in Philadelphia?

Learn how to pass a local resolution in support of Medicare for All in your city or town.   My name is Alex Newell Taylor. You may not know me yet, but I’m an organizer here on the Medicare for All Team with NNU. I wanted to reach out to tell you about an opportunity to plug into the movement …
  Pam Darpel, RN · [email protected]
December 3, 2021 at 7:12 PM

CVS has been put on notice.

We will not allow CVS to get in the way of our movement for true health care justice. My name is Pam Darpel. I’m a proud NNU retiree member, and I worked as a registered nurse for 42 years before I retired.  I saw a lot in my time as an RN. And I saw firsthand over the years how large corpora…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 9:31 PM

Re: Find your rep assignment

You’ve been assigned a representative to pressure based on where you live - now it’s time to send them a message on Twitter. As you may have seen, you’ve been assigned a priority representative based on where you live! There are four representatives in Congress who are holding out on co-spon…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
November 24, 2021 at 4:11 PM

It’s that time of year again

Go through a practice discussion about Medicare for All today and hone your skills for the dinner table. The holidays are here, and while they certainly look a lot different this year, one thing is for sure.  Whether on Zoom or in person, the dinner table is bound to get political – and with…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 11:03 PM

Celebrating our Fall 2021 graduates!

Our NNU Medicare for All Leadership School is making a big impact, and we’d be honored to have you join our next cohort. We’re excited to celebrate our Fall 2021 Medicare for All Leadership School graduates! Take a look: These 30 volunteer leaders in the Medicare for All movement have spent…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
November 18, 2021 at 11:03 PM

Find your rep assignment

We’re excited to announce that you’ve been assigned a representative to pressure based on where you live. There are four representatives in Congress who are holding out on co-sponsoring this year’s Medicare for All bill — even though they’ve previously sponsored Medicare for All legislation i…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
November 11, 2021 at 5:52 PM

We made it on TV 📺

This kind of news coverage is key to building the pressure. Hey there, I wanted to share some very promising news from one of our four priority districts! Following the car caravan in Davis, California on Saturday, one of the largest local TV news networks in Sacramento dedicated an entire seg…
  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
November 9, 2021 at 6:11 PM

Feeling the pressure

During this past Saturday’s National Medicare for All Day of Action, with the help of activists on the ground, we organized car caravans to call on 4 priority members of Congress to co-sponsor HR 1976, the Medicare for All Act of 2021. During this past Saturday’s National Medicare for All Day…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
October 26, 2021 at 9:41 PM

Grab your Halloween costume!

Right now, we’re focusing on four representatives in Congress who have previously sponsored Medicare for All legislation, but have not yet signed on as cosponsors of H.R. 1976, the Medicare for All Act of 2021. Right now, we’re focusing on four representatives in Congress who have previously…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
October 20, 2021 at 6:47 PM

Get your phones (and costumes) ready

Our mission is simple: → Join a national Medicare for All Phone Bank on Saturday, October 30th 👻 or Monday, November 1st ← This Fall, we set a goal of focusing our organizing efforts on four key Congressional districts where we have the best chance of securing new cosponsors on the Medicare f…
  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
October 18, 2021 at 10:32 PM

Getting spooky at CVS 👀

In October, we’re taking action at CVS stores across the country — and right now, we’re over half way to our goal of reaching 500 total stores by the end of the month! CVS is spending a scary amount of money to undermine Medicare for All — and this October, we’re taking action in a big way to…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
October 15, 2021 at 8:02 PM

The power of the postcard

Across the country, thousands of voters in priority districts are opening up their mailboxes and finding personal, handwritten postcards urging them to take action in the fight for Medicare for All. Across the country, thousands of voters in priority districts are opening up their mailboxes …
  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
October 7, 2021 at 9:02 PM

“Signed, tens of thousands of your customers”

In October, we’re continuing to take action at CVS stores across the country — and for maximum impact, we set a goal to reach 500 total stores by the end of the month. Last month, hundreds of activists and nurses in 27 states took action at CVS locations across the country as part of our Nati…
  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
October 5, 2021 at 5:31 PM

Manchin & Sinema

Two senators are trying to water down the spending bill at the eleventh hour and strip out major priorities. We have a $3.5 trillion budget bill – known as the Build Back Better Act – which would not only expand Medicare and lower drug prices, but also deliver universal pre-k for 3 & 4 ye…
  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
September 30, 2021 at 3:52 PM

Our demands are on the line

Our Medicare expansion priorities are on the line this week. Our Medicare expansion priorities are on the line this week. It all hinges on whether Congress passes the budget reconciliation package.   Here’s the bad news: There are a handful of Congressional members who are hoping to strip out…
  Jasmine & Max · [email protected]
September 28, 2021 at 8:45 PM

Class is in session!

We officially kicked off our second-ever Medicare for All Leadership School last week with 45 volunteer leaders. Last week, we officially kicked off our second-ever Medicare for All Leadership School with 45 volunteer leaders who are taking their skills to the next level. Together they are gr…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
September 23, 2021 at 10:21 PM

CVS gave us a response

We’ve been putting on the pressure. CVS responded to us – and you’ve got to read what they said. Ever since CVS Health made a $5 million donation to the number one dark-money group fighting Medicare for All, we’ve taken every opportunity to hold them accountable.1 The company gave a statement…
  National Nurses United · [email protected]
September 21, 2021 at 10:11 PM

< 10% of the population in low-income countries are fully vaccinated

We’re coming to you today with an exciting opportunity: So far, less than 10 percent of the population in low-income countries — and less than 4 percent of Africa’s population — are fully vaccinated. Around the world, millions of health care workers have not had their shots. By contrast, stud…
  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
September 18, 2021 at 10:02 PM

We’re visiting hundreds of CVS stores today

Today's the day Today's the day. Medicare for All activists are taking action at CVS stores across the country to send a clear message to CVS Health: We won't accept your efforts to undermine Medicare for All. Take a look at the map of all the CVS stores visited so far – then will you help us …
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
September 16, 2021 at 11:02 PM

Follow the money

These representatives chose pharmaceutical industry profits over people’s lives. We must hold them accountable. Yesterday, three Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted NO on giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices in the upcoming reconciliation package.  …
  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
September 14, 2021 at 9:31 PM

We’re taking action against CVS

You won’t want to miss this. Sign up to take action at a CVS near you this weekend to fight back against their anti-Medicare for All efforts → This May, news broke that CVS Health, the largest health care corporation on the planet, had quietly become the largest single donor to the corporate …
  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
September 8, 2021 at 9:41 PM

How we’re fighting back against CVS:

Tomorrow, join us for a panel discussion on CVS Health, the future of health care, and the fight for Medicare for All. In the middle of the pandemic, CVS Health quietly became the number one funder of anti-Medicare for All efforts. They’ve dumped $5 million so far into the number one dark-mo…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
September 8, 2021 at 1:01 AM

Handwritten letters

There’s no replacement for a personalized, handwritten letter. Sign up to write postcards to voters in key Medicare for All priority districts →  What if I told you that personal, handwritten letters were one of the most effective ways to contact voters and ask them to take action?  It’s tru…
  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
September 1, 2021 at 10:51 PM

Fall plans

We’re excited to report back on what we’ve achieved so far and what’s next for the rest of the year. Back in March, we sent you a campaign update about our plans for the rest of the year. Today, we’re excited to share another update with you to report back on what we’ve achieved so far and w…
  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
August 30, 2021 at 11:56 PM

“The Amazon of health care”

We need to hold CVS accountable for their efforts to undermine Medicare for All. This May, in the middle of a pandemic that has killed millions world-wide, it was reported that CVS Health had quietly made a $5 million donation last year to the number one dark-money lobbying group fighting Med…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
August 27, 2021 at 9:43 PM

Bernie’s words to NNU:

In case you missed it, here’s some of what he shared. Yesterday, we hosted our Medicare for All National Strategy Call, where we were joined by longtime Medicare for All champion, Senator Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders shared valuable insight about the current fight to improve and expand Med…
  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
August 25, 2021 at 7:09 PM

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is joining our Strategy Call tomorrow.

Senator Bernie Sanders is joining our National Strategy Call tomorrow to give an important update on what’s ahead in Congress. Will you join? We have some news to share. Senator Bernie Sanders will be speaking on our National Strategy Call tomorrow to give an important update on the current fi…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
August 24, 2021 at 10:41 PM

$140 billion in unpaid medical bills

Americans owe nearly twice as much medical debt as was previously known. According to a new study reported by the New York Times, health care has officially become the United States’ largest source of debt owed to collections agencies.1 The new research found collection agencies held $140 bi…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
August 20, 2021 at 8:02 PM

This Thursday

These strategy calls are a key way that we keep our movement united and informed. Don’t miss it. We’re coming up on some big events this Fall that could change the game for our work to win Medicare for All. We need to get organized, which is why we’re circling up as a movement, and we want yo…
  Jasmine & Max · [email protected]
August 18, 2021 at 4:36 PM

Spending the most for the worst health care

Just one more reason it’s time for Medicare for All. A stunning new report ranks the U.S. dead last in health care among the wealthiest countries, despite spending the most.1 The report, which surveyed tens of thousands of patients and doctors across 11 different countries, considered five di…
  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
August 13, 2021 at 5:02 PM

Huge step forward for Medicare expansion

This was a hard-fought victory, but our work is not over. We have great news. The Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution on Wednesday, and it paves the way for funding critical Medicare improvements and expansion.   This was a hard-fought victory, but our work is not over. Here’s what…
  Jasmine & Max · [email protected]
August 11, 2021 at 11:11 PM

This is your last chance to apply for the Medicare for All Leadership School

The deadline to apply for the Medicare for All Leadership School is this Friday, August 13 at midnight. This is your last chance to apply for the Medicare for All Leadership School — the application closes this Friday at midnight.  If you’re interested in growing your skills as a leader in th…
  Jasmine & Max · [email protected]
August 3, 2021 at 8:21 PM

10 days left to apply

There’s 10 days left to apply for the next session of the Medicare for All Leadership School. Apply for the Medicare for All Leadership School before Aug 13 → Time is ticking. The deadline to apply for our second Medicare for All Leadership School is just 10 days away! This two-month virtual …
  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
July 30, 2021 at 8:41 PM

Medicare expansion: Final stretch.

Our window to secure Medicare improvements and expansion is now. We're in the final stretch. Congress may wrap up negotiations on the infrastructure package and budget resolution by as soon as next week. That means we all need to redouble our efforts to secure Medicare improvements and expans…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
July 28, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Will you host a text bank?

We’re coming to you today with an exciting opportunity: Earlier this year, we released our list of the 19 House Democrats who we believe are most likely to cosponsor HR 1976, the Medicare for All Act, next if they feel enough pressure from their constituents.  We also published a list of Cong…
  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
July 26, 2021 at 11:51 PM

We want to hear from you

How would Medicare expansion help you or your family? Share your story with us. This Friday (July 30) marks 56 years to the day that Medicare was signed into law.  For 56 years, this program has protected the health and well-being of millions of families. Now we have a chance to substantially…
  Jasmine & Max · [email protected]
July 23, 2021 at 9:03 PM

August 26th at 5pm PT/8pm ET

It’s time to reboot and touch base. It has been a busy few months for our movement, and we’re coming up on some big events that could change the game for our work to win Medicare for All.  Here are just a few things on the horizon: Medicare expansion and improvement: We’re working hard to m…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
July 20, 2021 at 10:32 PM

Your August recess plans

August recess has traditionally been a key place to make our presence known. Every August, members of Congress return to their home districts for a month-long break known as the August recess.  During this time, representatives traditionally host town hall meetings (this year virtually) to he…
  Jasmine & Max · [email protected]
July 16, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Will you apply?

We have an exciting new opportunity for you. The strength of our movement for Medicare for All is determined by the power of our on-the-ground organizing in communities across the country. That’s why we’re excited to announce that the application is live for our second Medicare for All Leader…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
July 15, 2021 at 12:12 AM

Sens. Casey and Toomey are critical

This is a big moment. Late last night, Senate Budget Committee Democrats announced their plans to expand Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing benefits in the next budget reconciliation package. Late last night, Senate Budget Committee Democrats announced their plans to expand Medi…
  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
July 9, 2021 at 7:22 PM

“Just in time” production must go

Our fragmented healthcare system was vastly unprepared to deal with a crisis of this magnitude – and our healthcare workers paid the price. In a New York Times article published last week, health care workers around the country detailed the crisis they are still facing, even in places that …
  Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, RN · [email protected]
July 2, 2021 at 7:52 PM

Join our teach-in to end vaccine apartheid

Together, let’s build a movement to ensure vaccine justice around the world. So far, less than 1% of vaccine doses have gone to low-income countries, as wealthy countries hoard 85% of available doses. Many nurses and other frontline workers still lack access to personal protective equipment, …