November is National American Indian Heritage Month, also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. What started out as a day to commemorate Native Americans eventually became a month thanks to U.S. Congressman Eni Faleomavaega and other members of the Indigenous community. While...
Amid the nine-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, and days before the UN Climate Change Conference, Conference of Parties (COP26), in Glasgow we need substantive action from world leaders on the climate emergency. Although parties to the COP will review progress on re-ducing emissions and the...
On December 6, 2021, NYSNA will host our first ever statewide bargaining conference. It is an opportunity to unite workers across regions and systems and prepare for upcoming contract negotiations. The conference will feature educational courses, regional and systemwide breakouts, strategy sessions...
Over the course of the past several months, many media outlets have written stories on nurses’ resistance to vaccine mandates. Although most nurses are vaccinated, many reporters and outlets have been obsessed with the small minority of people who have not been vaccinated.