NNU Nurses ask Congress to enact workplace protections, illustrate 164 COVID-19 deaths

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Tell Senators to PASS the HERO's Act.

Nurses ask Congress to enact workplace protections, illustrate 164 COVID-19 deaths

ABC News

July 21, 2020

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Two months ago, there were 88 pairs of shoes placed in front of the White House to represent the number of nurses who had died in the fight against the novel coronavirus, said National Nurses United union's Stephanie Simms. On Tuesday, 164 pairs of nurses' shoes were placed on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. After laying out the shoes, members of the National Nurses United read the names of the 164 nurses who have died due to coronavirus....

They illustrated the grim statistic on Tuesday as they urged Congress to step up "in the absence of presidential leadership," to enact workplace protections for hospital employees, and provide more PPE for medical workers. Simms said that the House acted by passing the Heroes Act, and she urged the Senate to approve that measure...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nurses-congress-enact-workplace-protections-illustrate-164-covid/story?id=71902370&cid=clicksource_4380645_4_three_posts_card_related

NNU: Nurses Endorse the House Stimulus HEROES Act

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-endorse-house-stimulus-heroes-act

American Academy of Nursing outlines key provisions: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act https://www.aannet.org/news/coronavirus/heroes-act

Tell Congress: We demand nurses are protected during COVID-19

https://act.medicare4all.org/signup/covid-19-protect/

Petition to the President: Use the Defense Production Act to increase production of PPE

Demand the President immediately exercise the full powers under the Defense Production Act to ramp up production of N95 respirators and other critical personal protective equipment for frontline health care workers.

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/use-defense-production-act-for-PPE/