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Citing Deep Commitment to Medicare for All and Green New Deal, Nation's Largest Nurses Union
Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
Pointing to his tireless advocacy on behalf of Medicare for All, his bold proposals to combat the climate crisis, and his commitment to "putting people above profits," National Nurses Unitedthe largest union of registered nurses in the U.S.announced Tuesday morning that it is endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
"National Nurses United has endorsed Bernie Sanders because we need a president who will unite all workers to fight for social, economic, racial and gender justice, and who will champion bold ideas on workplace democracy, Medicare for All, and climate change," tweeted NNU executive director Bonnie Castillo, RN.
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NNU, which also endorsed Sanders in the 2016 presidential race, boasts over 150,000 members nationwide and has been a driving force in the grassroots push to build support for Medicare for All across the United States.
"We are so proud that together, in 2016, Bernie Sanders and NNU elevated Medicare for All to the national mainstream, where it has advanced to a top 2020 presidential race issue," Castillo said in a statement. "Nurses are beyond tired of watching our patients suffer and die needlessly, simply due to inability to pay, and we know Bernie Sanders is, and has been, leading on Medicare for All through his advocacy and Senate legislation."
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/12/citing-deep-commitment-medicare-all-and-green-new-deal-nations-largest-nurses-union
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Citing Deep Commitment to Medicare for All and Green New Deal, Nation's Largest Nurses Union (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Nov 2019
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JoeOtterbein
(7,699 posts)1. K n R
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. For perspective, about 5% of RNs belong to the union. n/t
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,282 posts)3. More than any other nurses' union and 150,000 to be more accurate. n/t
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)4. Will he shun their independent expenses on his behalf? In 2016 their Super PAC spent $4,788,647....
....on behalf of Sanders. That's $4,788,647 of their total of $4,979,225, or 96.2%.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden