Some
80 Nurses and their union supporters boldly marched into the offices of
Congressman Dan Lungren ( R. Sacramento) asking that he sign a pledge to
support a Wall Street Transaction Tax on Sept.1, at his Gold River, California
offices. Speakers from California
Nurses Association, from Retired RNs, and from the Sacramento Central Labor
council asserted that they were united by the harm being done to our society by
the Great Recession, and demanded a response from the Congressman who was not
in his office and could not be located.
On Sept 1, 10,000 nurses and
community participants joined actions in 21 states Thursday demanding action on the
economic crisis to heal America. They called on senators and Congress members in their local district
offices around the nation on
Thursday to pledge to “support a Wall Street transaction tax that will
raise sufficient revenue to make Wall Street pay for the devastation it has caused
on Main Street.” National Nurses United, the largest U.S. union of nurses, sponsored the actions.
Unions, labor councils, DSA, Jobs with Justice and other groups joined
in solidarity with the nurses union.
American families are hurting,
and they need jobs, healthcare, housing, quality education, nutrition, and a
secure retirement.
The RNs and their allies called on Congress members
to sign a pledge to “support a Wall Street transaction tax that will raise
sufficient revenue to make Wall Street pay for the devastation it has caused on
Main Street.” The visits follow a letter sent by certified mail to all 535
members of the House and Senate last week asking them to back the pledge and
help “make the promise of the American dream… a reality.”
