Eli Imadali, Special to the Denver PostAlex Lepler, a registered nurse at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, waves a sign toward traffic on Colfax Avenue during a rally with the National Nurses United union in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Eli Imadali, Special to The Denver PostNurses from Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center wave signs at traffic on Colfax Avenue during a rally in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Eli Imadali, Special to The Denver PostJosh Caldwell, a registered nurse at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center and a combat veteran, waves a sign toward traffic on Colfax Avenue during a rally with the National Nurses United union in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Eli Imadali, Special to the Denver PostKenny McCall, a retired registered nurse at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, speaks to fellow nurses during a rally with the National Nurses United union in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Eli Imadali, Special to the Denver PostA woman in her car encourages Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center nurses as they wave signs at traffic on Colfax Avenue during a rally with the National Nurses United union in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Eli Imadali, Special to the Denver PostBecky Chandler, a registered nurse at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, speaks to fellow nurses during a rally with the National Nurses United union in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Eli Imadali, Special to the Denver PostAlyssa Tousignant, a registered nurse at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, speaks to fellow nurses during a rally with the National Nurses United union in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Eli Imadali, Special to the Denver PostA sign and hand sanitizer sit on a ledge after a Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center nurses union rally in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Eli Imadali, Special to The Denver PostEmma Green, a registered nurse at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, waves a sign toward traffic on Colfax Avenue during a rally with the National Nurses United union in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
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Alex Lepler, a registered nurse at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, waves a sign toward traffic on Colfax Avenue during a rally with the National Nurses United union in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
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The Denver chapter of the National Nurses United union gathered for a rally Friday evening in Aurora. Members of the union said they face chronic understaffing, made worse by COVID-19, were protesting shift changes and decried what they said were efforts by hospital management to curb the union’s collective bargaining rights.
