National Nurses United, the largest nurses union in the country, is sponsoring a day of action on September 1. Nurses and others will visit the offices of elected representatives and ask them to support a tax on Wall Street. The nurses say that they see the effects of the recession on their patients, and that the tax would provide a beginning to helping solve those problems. Events are planned in states across the country and range from visits to offices to events at soup kitchens and street theater.
See "10,000 Nurses, Community Supporters to Converge at 61 Congressional Offices in 21 U.S. States Sept. 1", The Sacramento Bee, August 30, 2011