MIAMI (WSVN) - Frontline workers who are fed up with the response to the pandemic are now making their voices heard.
Thousands of nurses participated in a National Day of Action, Wednesday morning.
People will be seeing gatherings all across the United States as part of the movement.
Registered nurses who are members of National Nurses United have planned more than 200 of these gatherings in cities across the country, including Miami.
In Miami, the event was held at the Miami Veteran’s Administration Healthcare System located at 1201 N.W. 16th St.
Organizers said the event was about calling hospital employers to do the right thing, which includes providing necessary personal protective equipment as well as a safe number of patients to work with at one time.
“My concern is the nurses are not safe,” retired nurse Millicent Bowerbank said. “They need to be protected. They don’t have the proper protective equipment on hand to protect them from this infection.”
They are also calling on Congress to extend economic benefits for those who are struggling.
In addition, Miami nurses said they want hospital management to involve them in their plans to handle the coronavirus.
They would like to see immediate testing and contact tracing for people who have been exposed and those who have tested positive.
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