Registered nurses aboard National Nurses United (NNU)’s #BernieBus will head to Erie, Pa. on Thursday to meet with local students—and with workers from United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE), which, like NNU, has also endorsed Bernie Sanders for president.

The nurses’ arrival in Erie comes on the tail end of stops in Indiana, where nurses met with Gary activists organizing to stop a for-profit prison—and with Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) students.

“I support Bernie because he understands what we really need,” said IPFW student Julia Schoonmaker, who spoke with the nurses about Bernie’s support for free education at all public colleges and universities.

Bernie Bus Stops for Thursday, April 7, 2016

Afternoon—#BernieBus nurses meet with students at Edinboro University (Edinboro, PA 16444)

Evening—Nurses meet with United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE) Local 506 (Erie, PA 16511)

Please contact Elise Nabors for specific times, places to connect with bus: 510-219-6252

Nurses met with activists in Gary, IN Wednesday.

National Nurses United, with over 185,000 members from all 50 states, is the largest organization of registered nurses in the U.S. and the first union to endorse Sanders, in August last year. Since then, NNU members have been organizing house parties, rallies and phone banks, and mobilizing door-to-door efforts in support of Sanders.

“From Nevada to New Hampshire, from Colorado to South Carolina, RNs have talked to voters and been reminded of the huge gaps in access to healthcare and education, concerns about retirement security, the jobs lost due to unfair trade deals, widespread inequality, and the escalating climate crisis,” said RoseAnn DeMoro,  NNU Executive Director. “Bernie Sanders and the legions of grassroots activists around the U.S. who have joined him will not stop. The political revolution is just beginning.”

Learn more about the #BernieBus at berniebus.org