'As we enter year three of the deadliest pandemic in our lifetimes, nurses are enraged to see that, for our government and our employers, it's all about what's good for business, not what's good for public health.'
for safer working conditions in hospitals and demand President Joe Biden fufill his campaign promises of protecting nurses and public health.
The national day of action organized by NNU comes as the Biden administration faces criticism for the Centers for Disease Control of Covid-19 isolation guidelines and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration withdrawing some crucial protections for healthcare workers. NNU claims that the U.S. government has left many of their workers unprotected in profit-driven hospitals that have failed to implement safe working environments.