I was proud to stand with Asheville Food & Beverage United as they seek to improve working conditions—including parking which takes 💰 way too big a bite out of their paycheck.
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What a great way to start the day: standing in support of the nurses of Mission Hospital in their demands for recruitment, retention, and safe staffing ratios from HCA!
As a community we should honor their hard work and respect their deep commitment to patient service and safety. And HCA should reward that commitment with a willingness to hire and retain enough nursing staff to ensure patients’ well-being and nurses’ reasonable capacity in a very demanding job.
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Images from today’s Protect Pisgah Party and Rally at the National Park Service Headquarters on Zillicoa St. It was a great turnout for a great cause.
The health of the Pisgah-Nantahala Forest directly affects the health of our community.
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After the news of the Dodd decision, fired up Ashevillians gathered to protest. The Buncombe Dems put together a meeting with speakers at Rabbit, Rabbit, other citizens gathered a bit later at Pack Square.
A small but heartfelt group gathered to remember those lost to gun violence in Buffalo and Uvalde. I was honored to have an opportunity to address those who were gathered to mourn and protest.
