NYSNA Update: February 14, 2025
Wynn Hospital Nurses March on the Boss
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, over 50 NYSNA nurses at Mohawk Valley Health System Wynn Hospital showed up to march on the boss and deliver a petition to the chief nursing officer. The petition — which over 500 members of the bargaining unit signed — calls on management to negotiate a fair contract with safe staffing and respectful wages and benefits to improve recruitment and retention and keep nurses at the bedside. Wynn nurses presented the petition by calling out the over 200 vacant nurse positions and the overreliance on travelers. Nurses are ready to win a contract that attracts new nurses and ensures safe staffing so that nurses are able to continue providing excellent care to their patients.
Oneida Nurses March on the Boss
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Oneida nurses delivered an unfair labor practice notice to management due to management’s refusal to meet in person to bargain a fair contract. Nurses are ready to discuss important proposals, such as enforceable safe staffing standards, a plan to retain experienced nurses, and respectful wages and benefits. While nurses are eager to address Oneida’s long history of high nurse turnover with common-sense solutions to improve nurse recruitment and retention, management can’t be bothered to show up. After holding an outdoor speak-out in late January, nurses have shown they are committed to doing whatever it takes to get Oneida Health to start investing in its nurses and deliver a fair contract!
CenterLight Ad Campaign Gains Traction, Gets Support From City Council Members
Homecare nurses at CenterLight Healthcare got support from City Hall this week in their fight for a new union contract and to reinstate their healthcare benefits. After NYSNA publicized CenterLight’s unlawful cuts to nurses’ healthcare on a new website, four City Council members spoke out in favor of nurses and called on CenterLight to reverse their actions and negotiate a fair contract.
Supporting City Council members included Liz Schulman, the chair of the New York City Council’s Health Committee; Carmen DeLaRosa, the chair of the Labor Committee; as well as Amanda Farias, and Kevin Riley. Read their full quotes in NYSNA’s Press Release and check out the coverage of this issue in Politico. If you haven’t already, add your name to CenterLight nurses’ petition calling on CenterLight to reinstate the healthcare of the nurses who care for their patients.