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  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
April 13, 2022 at 8:41 PM

April 23

Senator Bernie Sanders is preparing to reintroduce Medicare for All legislation in the Senate. → RSVP now to join Medicare for All Fest on Saturday, April 23, at 12pm PT/3pm ET ←  Senator Bernie Sanders is preparing to reintroduce Medicare for All legislation in the Senate, so we need to get…
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  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
April 6, 2022 at 8:12 PM

Huge opportunity

25% of Americans say they or a family member have delayed medical treatment for a serious illness due to the costs of care 25% of people in the U.S.have delayed medical treatment for themselves or a family member for a serious illness due to the costs of care.1 Despite millions of people in …
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  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
April 5, 2022 at 7:52 PM

Mental health care shouldn't be a luxury for the rich

Medicare for All would transform patient access to quality mental health care. Our current health care system is plagued with holes in mental health coverage.   Even though insurers are legally required to cover behavioral health the same way as physical health, they don't.1 Too often, mental…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
April 4, 2022 at 9:22 PM

Your invitation to apply for the Medicare for All Leadership School

We have another exciting 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 third Medicare for All Leader…
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  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
April 1, 2022 at 10:12 PM

“It’s not okay”

“People are having to choose between their life or a lifetime of medical debt – and that’s not okay.” Earlier this week, the House Oversight and Reform Committee hosted a historic and powerful hearing on Medicare for All.  We compiled some of the top highlights from the hearing, and we’re ask…
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  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 10:32 PM

[TOMORROW] Don’t forget to submit your visual art piece

We’re just one day away from the submission deadline for our CVS Art Contest, and there’s still time to create and submit your visual art pieces. We’re just one day away from the submission deadline for our CVS Art Contest, and there’s still time to create and submit your visual art pieces…
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  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 10:03 PM

Jessica Cisneros

We have a massive opportunity to elect a progressive champion to Congress who will fight for Medicare for All. The Texas runoff election is less than two months away, and we have a massive opportunity to elect a progressive champion to Congress who will fight for Medicare for All, good paying…
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  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 1:03 AM

Today’s Medicare for All Hearing

Will you join the LIVE Medicare for All Congressional Caucus briefing tomorrow, March 30, at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT? This morning Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Cori Bush hosted a powerful hearing in the House Oversight and Reform Committee about Medicare for All. This was the first Medicare for …
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  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
March 24, 2022 at 10:54 PM

Creativity

The deadline for submissions is just one week away. We’re just one week away from the submission deadline for our CVS Art Contest, and there’s still time to create and submit your own visual art piece. Will you join our CVS Art Contest and use your artistic talents to advance health care j…
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  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
March 23, 2022 at 10:17 PM

Update from your state's Organizing Committee

The clock is ticking to get your Democratic senator(s) signed on to the bill. Time is of the essence. Senator Bernie Sanders just announced his plans to re-introduce Medicare for All legislation in the Senate, which means the clock is ticking to get your Democratic senator(s) signed on to the…
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  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
March 21, 2022 at 11:43 PM

Bernie is getting ready to reintroduce Medicare for All legislation

Are you ready? Huge news. Senator Bernie Sanders announced today that he’s getting ready to reintroduce Medicare for All legislation in the Senate: We need to mobilize now to make sure as many Democratic senators as possible are signed on to this bill before it’s reintroduced.  That’s why we’…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
March 18, 2022 at 7:22 PM

Our plan for the midterms.

We cannot allow attacks on our democracy. Want to make a difference in the midterm elections this year? Sign up to join Nurses for Democracy to volunteer your time with us in this very important election year. Our union has identified some of the most important races of this election cycl…
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  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
March 17, 2022 at 9:32 PM

Bills

According to a recent study, a quarter of young Americans say medical debt forces them to skip house payments. According to a recent study from HealthCare.com, nearly a quarter of millennials and Gen Zers — essentially all adults born during or after the early 1980s — are forced to skip housi…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
March 15, 2022 at 9:31 PM

An important update on our Leadership School:

Today, we have a big announcement about our Medicare for All Leadership School. Today, we have a big announcement about our Medicare for All Leadership School. Last year, we were proud to graduate over 70 students between our Spring and Fall cohorts of the school. These students stepped up …
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  Mari Lopez · [email protected]
March 11, 2022 at 10:02 PM

Expanding our Spanish language outreach

We’re organizing teams of Spanish-speaking activists to take action in one of two ways: We’re looking for Spanish-speaking volunteers to help build our movement for Medicare for All! If this sounds like you or someone you know, please check out our form here to learn more and get involved.…
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  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
March 10, 2022 at 11:21 PM

What’s next in the fight for Medicare for All?

Our plans for the spring are meant to help our movement build more power than ever before. Every few months, we like to take a step back and give you an overview of our plans for the months ahead to build pressure and grow our movement to pass Medicare for All. To read the full Spring Organiz…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
March 9, 2022 at 10:31 PM

You’re invited to participate in our art contest

Not only will your work make an impact — our first-place visual artist will receive a $1,000 grand prize. Do you or someone you know have a talent for visual arts? If so, we’d love to see your work in our CVS Art Contest — not only will your submissions make an impact, but we offer $500-$…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
March 3, 2022 at 10:44 PM

It’s coming

Let’s travel back in time for a moment. It’s spring 2019 and the Medicare for All Act was just introduced in the Senate. Five senators running for president cosponsor the bill – Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Kamala Harris of California, Elizabeth Warren of M…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
March 1, 2022 at 11:52 PM

We need everyone’s help — including yours

Here’s what you can do to help build a mass movement for Medicare for All. Last night, we hosted our latest Medicare for All National Strategy Call, where we shared our plans for the next few months to continue to build a mass movement in our communities, in our hospitals, and in the streets,…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
February 25, 2022 at 10:22 PM

Ready for Monday?

On Monday’s strategy call, we’ll discuss the next steps in the campaign to pass Medicare for All in Congress. On our national Medicare for All strategy call this Monday, we’ll discuss the next steps in the campaign to pass Medicare for All — and you don’t want to miss this opportunity to hear…
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  Max Cotterill · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 9:11 PM

Have two minutes for our 2022 Activism Survey?

We want to find out which parts of our campaign you’re most interested in. The only way to achieve Medicare for All is through a broad based grassroots campaign, and with more cosponsors on the Medicare for All Act in years, we’re kicking off 2022 in a strong position. There’s still a ton of…
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  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
February 17, 2022 at 7:41 PM

[Feb 28] Save the date

We’ve got big plans to keep growing our movement to pass Medicare for All in Congress. A new poll shows that half of U.S. adults have put off or skipped some sort of health care in the past year because of cost.1  Three in 10 adults also reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at so…
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  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
February 15, 2022 at 9:36 PM

Our Valentine’s Day Action at CVS (photos included!)

These actions no doubt sent a strong message, but we’re not stopping there. Every February, CVS stores across the country line their shelves with heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, pink stuffed bears, and more in anticipation of Valentine’s Day — but this year, hundreds of shoppers and CVS empl…
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  Phillip Kim · [email protected]
February 10, 2022 at 9:51 PM

What happened to CalCare?

We wanted to take a moment to talk more in depth about what happened with AB 1400 and how we move forward together as a movement. Over the last few months, we've been sharing periodic updates with you all about our work in California to pass single-payer health care in the state. To keep you …
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  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
February 9, 2022 at 8:52 PM

We just reached 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 1️⃣ Medicare for All cosponsors

The Medicare for All Act officially has 121 cosponsors, a record-breaking milestone for our movement. Today, we're celebrating a huge victory. Medicare for All has not one, not two, but THREE new cosponsors, bringing the total number of cosponsors in Congress up to 121 — a record-breaking mil…
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  Nurses' Campaign To Win Medicare For All · [email protected]
February 4, 2022 at 4:02 PM

To: CVS, From: you

Roses are red, violets are blue, CVS is fighting to stop Medicare for All, so here's what we'll do: Roses are redViolets are blueCVS is fighting to stop Medicare for AllSo here's what we'll do: In honor of Valentine's Day, we’re inviting our movement – that’s you – to deliver a special Valent…
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  Alex Newell Taylor · [email protected]
February 2, 2022 at 10:19 PM

Our Valentine’s Day plans for CVS

We’ve got a special Valentine’s Day message for CVS — and we need your help to deliver it. We’ve got a special Valentine’s Day message for CVS — and we need your help to deliver it. Ever since The Intercept revealed that CVS Health quietly donated $5 million to the Partnership for America’s He…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
January 22, 2022 at 7:11 PM

[Read] Sacramento Bee endorses AB 1400

Yesterday, the Sacramento Bee published an editorial endorsing CalCare and the benefits it would provide to every resident of California. → A single-payer health care bill in California just cleared another hurdle in the path to becoming law. Help us fight for single-payer health care by …
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  Mari Lopez · [email protected]
January 18, 2022 at 11:33 PM

Our response to CVS’ message on MLK Day

Let’s tell CVS how we really feel about them exploiting MLK Day and covering up what they’re actually doing. My name is Mari — I’m an organizer on the MFA team, and I help lead our Medicare Para Todos program. I wanted to make sure you saw something brazen and disrespectful that happened yest…
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  Jasmine Ruddy · [email protected]
January 12, 2022 at 11:03 PM

A major victory for single-payer health care in California

This is HUGE. A single-payer health care bill in California just passed the Assembly health committee. This is HUGE. For the past year, our team and supporters in California have been working to pass AB 1400, a historic bill that would establish a single-payer, Medicare for All type health ca…
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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…
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  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…
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  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.…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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 …
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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 …
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