Nurses aboard National Nurses United’s #BernieBus have been connecting with voters throughout Wisconsin this week and will be heading to the University of Wisconsin and Carthage College on in Kenosha on Monday, to talk to students about Bernie Sanders’ support for education for all Americans.

The Kenosha stops come after travels through Madison and Janesville, over the weekend, where nurses attended the Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow and a Madison Bernie Sanders rally—and talked to voters about the issues impacting their lives.

“We met a lovely couple in Janesville. The woman mentioned that she's actually been conservative all her life. But this time around, when she looks at the issues that are going on in Janesville and across the country, she's voting democratic, and she’s  voting for Bernie sanders,” said Jean Ross, RN, National Nurses United Co-President.

Bernie Bus Stops for Monday, April 3, 2016
Morning: University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 53144
Afternoon: Carthage College, Kenosha, WI 53140
Please contact Elise Nabors for specific times, places to connect with bus: 510-219-6252

Nurses attend the Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow.

When it comes to meeting with Wisconsin students, nurses aboard the #BernieBus say the high cost of tuition is an issue with which they resonate.

“I have a daughter in college in Madison, and as a parent—with Scott Walker’s cuts to education—I’m getting letters at home, asking for donations to keep Wisconsin schools going,” said Jennifer Michelson, RN, a Minnesota nurse, who has been traveling with the #BernieBus in Wisconsin. “We’re already paying significant tuition, and that’s true for so many students and families we’ve talked to in Wisconsin, who are going into debt over the cost of a degree. I’m excited that Bernie Sanders supports free education at public colleges and universities for all Americans.”

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.”