For Immediate Release: Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 NYSNA Statement in Response to Workplace Violence Incident at Mount Sinai South Nassau NYSNA Attempted Health and Safety Inspection Today Nurses Call for Mount Sinai to Settle a Fair Contract with
On Monday, Oct. 19, Putnam nurses held a virtual town hall meeting where they informed community members of the ongoing staffing issues at the hospital and Northwell’s push to make staffing standards less safe.
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, NOV. 12** Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | (646) 853-4489 Joe Celestin l press@nysna.org l (518) 776-8337 NYSNA Nurses at Northwell Health/Putnam Hospital to Hold Informational Picket to Demand Safe Staffing and a Fair Union Contract After over a year of
New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses and allies celebrated as a nurse leader who was suspended for engaging in protected union activity was returned to work today. Nurse Practitioner Sarah Dowd, RN, walked back into the hospital for her early morning shift and again at noon with the support of several NYC Health+Hospitals(H+H)/ Kings County colleagues, NYSNA nurses from other NYC H+H facilities, and elected officials.
NYSNA members finalized a tentative agreement on Oct. 16, after a marathon 24-hour bargaining session. The contract includes several strong wins for NYSNA members and their patients, including safe staffing improvements, better protections against workplace violence and fair wages to improve worker retention.
NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN, BSN, CCRN, spoke alongside labor leaders and elected officials on the steps of City Hall. Nurses stand with pro-immigration signs outside their facilities.
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