Desert Regional Medical Center nurses to join 139 nationwide ‘May Day’ actions demanding COVID-19 protections for nurses, health care workers

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Nurses holding social distancing event

Desert Regional Medical Center nurses will be marking Friday, May 1—International Workers Day, also known as “May Day”—with shift change actions calling for optimal COVID-19 protections. This local action is part of nurse actions taking place at 139 hospitals in 13 states representing more than 95,540 nurses, according to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU).

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Apr 30, 2020

Central Coast nurses to join 139 nationwide ‘May Day’ actions demanding COVID-19 protections for nurses, health care workers

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Nurses demand PPE

Central Coast area nurses will be marking Friday, May 1—International Workers Day, also known as “May Day”—with shift change actions calling for optimal COVID-19 protections. These local actions are part of nurse actions taking place at 139 hospitals in 13 states representing more than 95,540 nurses, according to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU).

Nurses say their demand for optimal PPE is underscored by the fact that more than 60 nurses across the country have died of COVID-19, although due to lack of testing, the number is surely higher.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Apr 30, 2020

Charlie Norwood VA Augusta Medical Center nurses to join 139 nationwide ‘May Day’ actions demanding COVID-19 protections for nurses, health care workers

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Nurse at shift change outside VA

Charlie Norwood VA Augusta nurses will be marking Friday, May 1—International Workers Day, also known as “May Day”—with a lunch time act ion calling for optimal COVID-19 protections. This local action is part of nurse actions taking place at 139 hospitals, in 13 states, representing more than 95,540 nurses, according to National Nurses United (NNU).

Nurses say their demand for optimal personal protective equipment (PPE) is underscored by the fact that more than 60 nurses across the country have died of COVID-19; although, due to lack of testing, the number is surely higher.

National Nurses United
Apr 30, 2020

May Day Events

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NNU nurses will be marking Friday, May 1—International Workers Day, also known as “May Day”—with shift change actions outside their hospitals and other actions inside their facilities,  calling for optimal COVID-19 protections. These actions are taking place at 139 hospitals in 13 states representing more than 95,540 nurses.

Click a state below to look up actions in that area.

* Indicates actions happening outside the facility with the possibility of photo-op. Other actions happening inside facilities.
 

Nurses Union Endorses the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act

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Nurses demonstrate in front of White House
National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, applauds Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on the announcement of the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act.
National Nurses United
Apr 29, 2020