2/4/09: Nursing Activism Primer-- Legislation, Lobbying/ Contacting Elected Officials

funnygirl_rn · Apr 26, 2003

Originally posted by Patricia116
Thank you, funnygirl_rn, I appreciate your comments.
I am in total agreement with your observations. I was just thinking, after reading your post, that Nurses' Week would be a great time to organize a mini-march. Unfortunate that we have such a short time to plan.
I am so glad I found this nurses' forum. It is wonderful to be able to discuss these issues with nurses who are not willing to sweep the problems under the proverbial rug.
Keep up the great posts!!

You are welcome. Yes, Nurse's Week would be a great time to organize a march...but...not enough time in advance. I am proud to say that I have plenty of friends who are vocal & would march....as well as four Aunts' who are now retired from nursing & would also participate. Maybe someday...soon.

-jt · Apr 27, 2003

A DC Rally and much more has already been planned, scheduled, and organized by nurses of 7 unions of the AFL-CIO and its in the works. For more info, see thread titled "Nurses Rally in DC Scheduled for May 6th". Feel free to copy that post & pass it along to your aunts or post wherever you like. There will be nurses rallies at state capitols all across the country during Nurses Week, with the one in DC happening on Nurses Day. Have fun!

-jt · Apr 27, 2003

A DC Rally and much more has already been planned, scheduled, and organized by nurses of 7 unions of the AFL-CIO and its in the works. For more info, see thread titled "Nurses Rally in DC Scheduled for May 6th". Feel free to copy that post & pass it along to your aunts or post wherever you like. There will be nurses rallies at state capitols all across the country during Nurses Week, with the one in DC happening on Nurses Day. Have fun!

funnygirl_rn · Apr 27, 2003

Originally posted by -jt

A DC Rally and much more has already been planned, scheduled, and organized by nurses of 7 unions of the AFL-CIO and its in the works. For more info, see thread titled "Nurses Rally in DC Scheduled for May 6th". Feel free to copy that post & pass it along to your aunts or post wherever you like. There will be nurses rallies at state capitols all across the country during Nurses Week, with the one in DC happening on Nurses Day. Have fun!

jt....thanks..I did see your other thread after I previously posted above. Anyways, yesiree...I already down-loaded, copied, & fowarded the site/info to my friends, co-workers, cousins & Aunts ...who are all nurses. Many of us will be on the metro to D.C. on the 6th. Do you know what time it starts? Again, thanks so much for all your great posts & information. I really do enjoy reading them! Hope that week is a noteworthy one! You have fun too!

funnygirl_rn · Apr 27, 2003

Originally posted by -jt

A DC Rally and much more has already been planned, scheduled, and organized by nurses of 7 unions of the AFL-CIO and its in the works. For more info, see thread titled "Nurses Rally in DC Scheduled for May 6th". Feel free to copy that post & pass it along to your aunts or post wherever you like. There will be nurses rallies at state capitols all across the country during Nurses Week, with the one in DC happening on Nurses Day. Have fun!

jt....thanks..I did see your other thread after I previously posted above. Anyways, yesiree...I already down-loaded, copied, & fowarded the site/info to my friends, co-workers, cousins & Aunts ...who are all nurses. Many of us will be on the metro to D.C. on the 6th. Do you know what time it starts? Again, thanks so much for all your great posts & information. I really do enjoy reading them! Hope that week is a noteworthy one! You have fun too!

-jt · Apr 29, 2003

The info is on the flier that cn be downloaded at http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/healthpolicy/nurses/upload/nurses_flier.pdf

Rally and press conference at 1:45pm on the West side of the Capitol Building. Meetings with US Senators and Congressional Representatives in their offices figure to begin around 2:30pm - if the nurse, legislative, and consumer advocate speakers at the Rally podium finish up on time, that is. Call your elected official as soon as possible, tell him youre coming & make your appointment for sometime after 2:30.

Tip:

To help you prepare what you want to say in your legislative meeting about safe staffing, theres " crib notes" available. :)

just download the"talking points" brief from http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/healthpolicy/nurses/

And make copies to leave with each of the officials you meet with -adding your name, address and phone number.

Have a great time.

-jt · Apr 29, 2003

The info is on the flier that cn be downloaded at http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/healthpolicy/nurses/upload/nurses_flier.pdf

Rally and press conference at 1:45pm on the West side of the Capitol Building. Meetings with US Senators and Congressional Representatives in their offices figure to begin around 2:30pm - if the nurse, legislative, and consumer advocate speakers at the Rally podium finish up on time, that is. Call your elected official as soon as possible, tell him youre coming & make your appointment for sometime after 2:30.

Tip:

To help you prepare what you want to say in your legislative meeting about safe staffing, theres " crib notes" available. :)

just download the"talking points" brief from http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/healthpolicy/nurses/

And make copies to leave with each of the officials you meet with -adding your name, address and phone number.

Have a great time.

funnygirl_rn · Apr 29, 2003

Originally posted by -jt

The info is on the flier that cn be downloaded at http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/healthpolicy/nurses/upload/nurses_flier.pdf

Rally and press conference at 1:45pm on the West side of the Capitol Building. Meetings with US Senators and Congressional Representatives in their offices figure to begin around 2:30pm - if the nurse, legislative, and consumer advocate speakers at the Rally podium finish up on time, that is. Call your elected official as soon as possible, tell him youre coming & make your appointment for sometime after 2:30.

Tip:
To help you prepare what you want to say in your legislative meeting about safe staffing, theres " crib notes" available. :)
just download the"talking points" brief from http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/healthpolicy/nurses/

And make copies to leave with each of the officials you meet with -adding your name, address and phone number.

Have a great time.

Thanks jt! Somehow I failed (agh!) to click on one of the "red" high-lighted words for information....so, I missed the time/date flyer. However, I did get the other important tips on the other fliers. Again..thanks so much for the information on the important "tips" you posted above. You are so helpful with your abundance of nursing info/news! Enjoy yourself too!

funnygirl_rn · Apr 29, 2003

Originally posted by -jt

The info is on the flier that cn be downloaded at http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/healthpolicy/nurses/upload/nurses_flier.pdf

Rally and press conference at 1:45pm on the West side of the Capitol Building. Meetings with US Senators and Congressional Representatives in their offices figure to begin around 2:30pm - if the nurse, legislative, and consumer advocate speakers at the Rally podium finish up on time, that is. Call your elected official as soon as possible, tell him youre coming & make your appointment for sometime after 2:30.

Tip:
To help you prepare what you want to say in your legislative meeting about safe staffing, theres " crib notes" available. :)
just download the"talking points" brief from http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/healthpolicy/nurses/

And make copies to leave with each of the officials you meet with -adding your name, address and phone number.

Have a great time.

Thanks jt! Somehow I failed (agh!) to click on one of the "red" high-lighted words for information....so, I missed the time/date flyer. However, I did get the other important tips on the other fliers. Again..thanks so much for the information on the important "tips" you posted above. You are so helpful with your abundance of nursing info/news! Enjoy yourself too!

wishingmary · May 10, 2003

I wish Brian, our moderator would put your thread in a permanent listing so that it can always be found in a hurry and when nurses can't sleep at night. I got a comment from one of my classmates regarding all the legislation jt (Jenny) has been telling us about. She told me maybe I found my calling but that she has been so busy. Placency will only let what little we have be lost like giving up our overtime pay and any hope of lowering the nurse-patient ratios. I wish we were as active as the AMA, we would be heard but what is one voice here and one voice there if we each don't write our legislatures. The hand delivery service offered on the net will even e-mail the sender with when their legislators were handed the letter(s).

Pinky18 · May 12, 2003

Edited - spam - TOS violation.

-jt · May 13, 2003

remember that motion in Colorado's legislature that would change nurse licensure there & cause Colorado RNs to be able to work only in Colorado? The voice of nurses got that defeated.

PS

If you ever heard my NYC voice & Jennys Minnesota voice, there aint no way youd be gettin us mixed up. lol