DC Nurses Endorse Mendelson For City Council

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

The District of Columbia Nurses Association has endorsed Phil Mendelson’s candidacy for At-Large Councilmember in the upcoming September Primary Election. “Councilmember Mendelson has consistently supported registered nurses in their efforts to improve health care and advocate on behalf of their patients,” said DCNA President Carole Hennessey in an August 4 press release. DCNA represents approximately 2000 registered nurses and other health care professionals working in the District of Columbia. Click here for a complete list of labor-endorsed candidates on the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO’s website. - photo: "All workers must have the right to organize," declared DC Councilmember Phil Mendelson (at left), who then led a chant of "Boycott! Boycott!" at the hotel worker demonstration outside the Westin City Center in March, 2010; photo by Adam Wright