NYSNA Update: April 17, 2025
Nathan Littauer Nurses Speak Out for a Fair Contract
After marching on the boss last week, NYSNA nurses at Nathan Littauer Hospital held a speak-out on Thursday, April 17, to demand a fair contract. They called on management to settle the fair contract that nurses and patients deserve. Nurses are fighting to ensure that the only hospital in Fulton County can meet the community’s needs and provide safe, quality patient care. That’s why their top contract demands include safe staffing and respectful wages and benefits to keep qualified nurses at the bedside.
If management continues to drag its feet and fails to bargain a fair contract, nurses will conduct an informational picket on Thursday, April 24. Show support for Nathan Littauer nurses by signing their petition here.
H+H Nurses Keep Up the Pressure to Reverse Sick Leave Policy
New York City Health+Hospitals (H+H)/Mayorals nurses continue to fight back against a punitive sick leave change that reduces nurses’ sick leave and pressures them to work sick. Nurses have been demanding a return to past practice so nurses and hospital leaders can focus on the existential issues the health system is facing, like the looming federal cuts to Medicaid. On March 18, nurses turned out in force to the H+H annual meeting at Gouverneur hospital to speak out against this change. Nurses also organized a sticker campaign reminding hospital administration that, “If We Work Sick, Our Patients Can Get Sick!” But H+H leaders have so far failed to reverse this policy.
H+H Nurses are not backing down. They will keep up the pressure by holding a rally and speak-out at Kings County Hospital on Wednesday, April 23. Additionally, they are organizing to bring their concerns directly to the H+H Board of Directors at South Brooklyn Health Hospital on Thursday, April 29. Nurses will continue to fight until H+H leaders do the right thing and reverse this unfair policy to maintain a healthy workplace for nurses, patients and the public.
Oneida Nurses Canvass Community for Support in Fair Contract Fight
NYSNA nurses at Oneida Health visited local businesses on Wednesday, April 9, asking them to post signs in support of nurses’ fight for a fair contract. Business owners and patrons were eager to show their support and spread the message to Oneida Health that they should “Listen to their Nurses,” come back to the table, and bargain the fair contract patients and nurses deserve.