Participants gather for a picket along Backus Hospital followed by a march and rally at Chelsea Parade Park nurses in Norwich on Sunday
August 09, 2020 12:00 am
• Last Updated: August 09, 2020 5:12 pm
Terie Anderson, a RN at Backus Hospital, waves to a car as she joins a picket outside the hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Participants gather for a picket along Backus Hospital followed by a march and rally at Chelsea Parade Park nurses in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020.
The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management.
Sherri Dayton, a registered nurse who serves as president of Local 5149, screams into a megaphone as a crowd walks up Washington Street during a picket and rally outside Backus Hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Participants walk along Washington Street during a picket and rally outside Backus Hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Rhiana Boutot, 15, who´s mother is a nurse, holds a sign as she participates in a picket outside Backus Hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Danielle Dufour, a RN at Backus Hospital, puts down her guitar after playing during a rally at Chelsea Parade in support of nurses in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Glennie Poletti, a RN at Backus Hospital, waves to a car as she joins a picket outside the hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Maureen Hahn, a RN at Backus Hospital, holds a sign as she joins a picket outside the hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Signs are seen laying in the grass during a picket and rally outside Backus Hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Participants gather for a rally at Chelsea Parade Park in support of Backus Hospital nurses in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Picketers gather during a rally outside Backus Hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Participants walk along Washington Street during a picket and rally outside Backus Hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
Picketers gather during a rally outside Backus Hospital in Norwich on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The event was organized by the Backus Federation of Nurses, AFT Connecticut, and Local 5149 to call attention to what they say are patient care issues and poor working conditions amid their contract negotiations with management. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)
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