NY Nurse: Winter 2024

This Black History Month is a good time to recognize the ongoing struggle for civil rights as well as celebrate the Black political leaders who are continuing the struggle and are making history.

Voting rights have been making the headlines — and not just because this is an important election year...

In February 2023, after a long campaign that included giving the hospital a strike notice and launching a public ad campaign to highlight Northwell’s greedy corporate practices, South Shore University Hospital/Northwell Nurses showed that nurses at Northwell facilities are ready to fight and win...

New York has an affordability crisis. From housing and healthcare to education, most New Yorkers are finding it increasingly difficult to stay above water.

It was great seeing so many NYSNA members pack the halls of the New York Capitol on our March 5 Lobby Day. Almost 600 members met with nearly 150 state legislators to sound the alarm about our priorities and urge them to support nurses and patients in the state budget. 

More support for nurses...