“It’s heartbreaking that all of these deaths could have been prevented. We are one and a half years into this pandemic and we still have nurses dying,” said Zenei Cortez with the California Nurses Association.
As nurses were sitting socially distanced in their cars, listening to the names of their colleagues who passed away from the virus.
Similar demonstrations were taking place all over the country. In Washington D.C., hundreds of shoes were placed near the white house.
The nurses’ union are demanding that the Biden administration implement safety measures for hospital workers on the front lines.
“We need tools and we continue to fight for them and nurses continue to die,” said Jean Ross, the president of the National Nurses Union.