COVID-19
JOIN THE FIGHT FOR THE PPE WE NEED. TAKE ACTION. Fund Medical coronavirus made Director Dr. Van its way to American “President Trump is trying to downplay Dunn. Organizers, shores. everything. Today, we officers, and contract Governors got a second cooler administrators have have become truck for the bodies at also implemented defacto national Wyckoff. These aren’t new ways of keeping crisis leaders, just bodies. These are in contact with regularly engaging somebody’s family federal officials members who could not members, including Zoom meetings, who dismiss states’ have their loved ones concerns and mock beside them in their final Twitter chats, and localized tele town their projections, hours; who can’t have halls. recommendations funerals. I don’t know Still, as the crisis how much more real this and death tolls. can get.” unfolded, the Trump 1199SEIU Administration sat members have been - Gina Torres, X-Ray back and engaged vocal leaders in the Technician, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY in a game of politics. fight for access Donald Trump and his to the national stockpiles of crisis and emergency advisors downplayed risk, called COVID-19 a hoax, race baited, supplies and the production of pitted states against one another, personal protection equipment and derided and (PPE), ventilators, N95 masks, contradicted some gowns, gloves, and other supplies. of the nation’s (and “Everything changes To that end, 1199 has mobilized the world’s) most by the hour. I’m an ER experienced doctors, nurse, so I’m used to members, connecting with constant change, but crisis management elected officials and expanding I’m not used to the kind experts and information and communication of lack of leadership we scientists. As tens outlets to keep workers informed are experiencing with of thousands and active. The Union hosted this lack of supplies continued to fall several regional and unionwide and constantly ill and die and as tele town hall events that included changing standards of allies Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), outraged caregivers care.” across the country Sen. Corey Booker (D-NJ) and — Kimberly Aspelin, RN, cried out for PPE, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Charles Regional Medical Center, La Plata, MD ventilators and as well as 1199 National Benefit
1. Sign the petition demanding that our government use its full power to access and manufacture the PPE we need. Go to www.1199SEIU.org to sign. Share it with your community. 2. Share your stories from the frontline on social media. Post a selfie with the hashtags #PPE, #WeAreEssential, #NormaRaeChallenge, or #1199OnTheFrontLine. Make sure you’re holding your “Give Me PPE” sign up over your head. 3. Be a part of your community. Make sure your friends, family, and neighbors are sharing the message of support for our caregivers by signing the petition and supporting our campaigns on social media.
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