RNs and Senate Candidate Celebrate Bargaining Win, Push for Health Justice

Press Conference Highlights Nurses' Bargaining Success and Push for Health Care Reform

Nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor, Maine, are set to hold a press conference alongside U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner. The event, scheduled for March 25 at 3 p.m., marks a significant moment following eight months of negotiations, as nurses prepare to vote on a tentative agreement addressing critical health and safety issues.

"We won new safety protections for all nurses and patients, and made real economic improvements as well," stated Erin Oberson, RN, from the labor and delivery unit and a member of the negotiating team. "Nurses will always fight for the protections our patients need. It’s time we transform our health care system to be patient-centered, not profit-centered. We’re excited to join Graham Platner today to discuss ways our federal candidates and elected leaders can fight for health care justice for all.”

Event Details

Who: Registered nurses at Northern Light EMMC and Graham Platner, U.S. Senate candidate

What: Press event focusing on health care justice

When: Wednesday, March 25, 3 p.m.

Where: Northern Light EMMC, 489 State St., Bangor, Maine

The event will feature Graham Platner signing the National Nurses United’s (NNU) Patients Over Profits pledge. This pledge indicates his commitment to rejecting campaign contributions from executives, lobbyists, and PACs linked to the corporate health care industry, including private insurers and pharmaceutical companies. Platner and the nurses will also discuss his primary health care policies, such as Medicare for All and his support for rural hospitals.

The Maine State Nurses Association, part of the National Nurses Organizing Committee, represents 4,000 nurses and caregivers across the state. The NNOC is affiliated with National Nurses United, the largest and fastest-growing labor union of registered nurses in the United States, boasting more than 225,000 members nationwide.

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