NY Nurse: Fall 2025

NYSNA is a union of nurse leaders who fight tirelessly for communities that are healthy and thriving. This past year has altered the nature of our battles, rolling back the clock on progress we’ve made in increasing access to healthcare, the safety of immigrants and the power of organized labor. In...

As we approach the end of 2025 and look back over the last year, it’s incredible how much has changed — and how exhausted many of us feel. We have spoken out against cuts to Medicaid and other safety-net funding all year. President Donald Trump and the architects of Project 2025 promised to...

Three years ago this January, 7,000 members of NYSNA held a historic three-day strike and won what previously seemed impossible: enforceable safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios at two of New York City’s largest hospital networks, Mount Sinai and Montefiore. Nurses also won historic pay increases...

Nursing is a demanding — and in-demand — profession. Nurses are highly trained professionals who rely on their education and clinical judgement to deliver quality patient care in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, ambulatory care, birthing centers and long-term care facilities.

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NYSNA members at Northwell/Huntington, Northwell/Plainview and Northwell/Syosset have been at the bargaining table for months, fighting for the fair contracts that Long Island nurses and patients deserve. But at every turn, their employer — the largest private employer in New York state — has been...