Statewide nurses union endorses Jon Richards for Attorney General

[hue]

http://www.jonforwisconsin.com/nurses_endorsement

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals endorsed Jon Richards for Attorney General today, citing his commitment to protecting working and middle-class families.

“Jon Richards has a proven track record of championing the causes important to working families in Wisconsin, and we are proud to endorse his campaign for Attorney General,” said Candice Owley, President of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals. “Jon has always stood on the side of middle-class families. As Attorney General, we have confidence he will ensure our communities are safer and our values and rights are protected.”

[Scuba]

1. Nurses are America's most trusted professionals

Nurses Remain Nation's Most Trusted Professionals

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/775758

Medical professionals are among the most trusted people in the United States, a new Gallup survey shows, with 85% of survey respondents ranking nurses highest for honesty and ethics, followed by pharmacists (75%) and physicians (70%).

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The poll asked respondents, "Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields — very high, high, average, low, or very low?" A list of 22 professions was then provided in random order to each person contacted. Spanish-speaking respondents were interviewed in Spanish.

Nurses, who have led the rankings for 11 consecutive years, were ranked "high" or "very high" for honesty and ethics among 85% of respondents. The survey has been conducted annually since 1976, and nurses were first included in 1999.

"This poll consistently shows that people connect with nurses and trust them to do the right thing," said American Nurses Association President Karen A. Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, in an association news release. The only time nurses were not first on the list was 2001, after the terrorist attack of September 11, when firefighters ranked first. Firefighters have not been included in polling in any other years.

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce members remain dead last.

[hue]

3. Thanks Scuba for adding this!!

[Scuba]

4. My pleasure Nurse Hue!

[dragonlady]

2. United Steelworkers, District 2 also endorsed him

There may be other unions as well.