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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen the nurses stand up....maybe politicians will notice
The front line medical folks are getting real tired of facing this deadly disease at rates and under conditions that are completely avoidable.
https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-demand-states-close-again-until-covid-19-protection-testing-tracking-measures-place
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When the nurses stand up....maybe politicians will notice (Original Post)
dutch777
Jun 2020
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Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. As a Democratic Senator said some fifty years ago,
Politicians usually follow what the Public demands. They rarely lead for fear of getting ran over.
lettucebe
(2,337 posts)2. I completely support the nurses
It's criminal to expect them to work under these conditions period.
MurrayDelph
(5,304 posts)3. This is something Arnold Schwarzenegger found out
Last edited Fri Jun 26, 2020, 07:33 PM - Edit history (1)
When he first became governor, he tried to take on the nurses. Some of those nurses must have worked for butt surgeons, because he had his ass handed back to him. Unlike Trump, he was able to learn his lesson.
dutch777
(3,060 posts)4. I remember that...LOL