Nurses to picket City Hall over arrests at Occupy Chicago protest

[Roy Rolling]

Source: Chicago Tribune

Outraged by the arrest of two nurses and a union organizer volunteering at the Occupy Chicago protest over the weekend, National Nurses United is planning a protest at Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office today.

The group, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, is calling on its membership in Chicago to picket City Hall this morning to demand that misdemeanor trespassing charges against the nurses and all of the protesters be dropped.

The two nurses arrested were among a larger group marching with Occupy Chicago protesters and later set up a tent to provide first aid.

"It was the wrong move," RoseAnn DeMoro, the group's executive director, said Sunday. "We were there to make sure if the occupiers get harmed, they have first aid."

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-nurses-to-picket-city-hall-over-arrest-of-colleagues-at-occupy-chicago-protest-20111024,0,5401781.story

[Scuba]

1. Nurses rawk!!!!

[Zorra]

2. Rahm Emanuel.

:puke:

Go nurses, go!

[avaistheone1]

3. These nurses are smart, sassy and courageous.

:kick:

k&r

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended for the nurses.

Thanks for the thread, Roy Rolling.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

5. Note to self:

Beware of Chicago politicians.

[vets74]

7. Enuff with the GOPer bullshit. Compare/contrast Obama and the core OWS anti-crime message.

I'm reminded of the complaints about Mr. Lincoln.

He was such a bad effin' Illinois-machine liar useless president... and he was a secret Kenyan.

[Omaha Steve]

6. Kick

[ProfessionalLeftist]

8. Nurses DO rock. Gotta love 'em. n/t

[woo me with science]

9. LOVE these nurses! K&R