Sen. Bernie Sanders says 'We must stand' with Providence Everett nurses [View all]

EVERETT — Nurses on strike at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett garnered national attention this week as Sen. Bernie Sanders showed support for their cause on social media.

The high-profile independent Vermont senator known for his labor rights advocacy made multiple social media posts this week showing solidarity with the Everett nurses, including a video reel on Instagram.

“Nurses are the backbone of American health care, and they deserve the adequate staffing and safe working conditions they need to deliver the care their patients deserve,” he posted to X, the website formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday.

Link to tweet

In an Instagram reel posted Friday, nurses Julie Bynum, Kelli Johnson, Juan Stout and others spoke about how their working conditions exhaust staff and threaten patient safety. In the reel’s caption, Sanders wrote, “We must stand with them.”

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