Nurses Keep Fighting for Reform
December 07, 2009
Lovie Morant (right) listens as nurse Suzanne Delaney talks about health care reform. (Henrietta Wildsmith/The Shreveport Times)Wearing medical scrubs with the slogan, “House Calls for Health Care,” AFSCME nurses took the case for real health care reform directly to the people of Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, and North Dakota over the weekend.
The nurses went door-to-door to encourage people to contact their senators in support of reform that would lower health care costs, expand coverage and keep the insurance companies honest.
AFSCME nurses have been leading the charge for health care reform this year. In addition to last weekend’s door-to-door effort, nurses also previously visited neighborhoods in Delaware, Maine and Ohio. They also starred in ads highlighting the desperate need nurses see for health care reform, as they serve on the front-lines of the health care crisis each day.
Check out some coverage from this weekend:
Arkansas
Local 965 University Union Voice: AFSCME Nurses Rally for Reform
KNWA News (video): Nurses Uniting for a Common Cause
Louisiana
The Shreveport Times: Shreveporters Sign Health Care Reform Petition
