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TODAY: Day 25 of Historic Nurse Strike: NAACP, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Other Allies Join Strike Line, and Nurses Take Action at League of Voluntary Hospitals

February 05, 2026

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, FEB. 5 AT 11 AM AND 1 PM** Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169 Eliza Bates | press@nysna.org | 646-285-8491 DAY 25 OF HISTORIC NURSE STRIKE: NAACP, PUBLIC ADVOCATE JUMAANE WILLIAMS AND OTHER ALLIES JOIN STRIKE LINE, AND NURSES TAKE ACTION AT

NYC Council Progressive Caucus Joins NYSNA Nurses to Speak Out for Safe Staffing and Fair Contracts at NewYork-Presbyterian NEW-YORK PRESBYTERIAN

February 04, 2026

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, FEB. 4 AT NOON** Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169 Eliza Bates | press@nysna.org | 646-285-8491 NYC CITY COUNCIL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS JOINS NYSNA NURSES TO SPEAK OUT FOR SAFE STAFFING AND FAIR CONTRACTS AT NEW-YORK PRESBYTERIAN Nearly 15,000

NYC Hospital Proposals Fall Short of Protecting Nurse and Patient Safety in Fourth Week of Historic Nurse Strike

February 03, 2026

For Immediate Release: Feb. 3, 2026 Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169 Eliza Bates | press@nysna.org | 646-285-8491 NYC HOSPITAL PROPOSALS FALL SHORT OF PROTECTING NURSE AND PATIENT SAFETY IN FOURTH WEEK OF HISTORIC NURSE STRIKE Management’s counter-proposals don’t

TODAY: NYSNA Nurses at the Brooklyn Hospital Center Demand Hospital Pay Nurses' Healthcare and Pension Benefits

February 02, 2026

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, FEB. 2 AT 11:30 AM** Contact: Eliza Bates | press@nysna.org | 646-285-8491 Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169 NYSNA NURSES AT THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER DEMAND HOSPITAL PAY NURSES’ HEALTHCARE AND PENSION BENEFITS Despite agreeing to maintain NYSNA

NYSNA Nurse Strike Update Jan. 31

January 31, 2026

For Immediate Release: Jan. 31, 2026 Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Eliza Bates | press@nysna.org | 646-285-8491 New York, NY — On Jan. 31, NYSNA nurses from Montefiore, Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, and NewYork-Presbyterian came to the bargaining table at

NYSNA Statement on Layoffs at Erie County Medical Center

January 29, 2026

For Immediate Release: Jan. 29, 2026 Contact: Joseph Celestin | press@nysna.org | 518-776-8337 Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169 NYSNA Statement on Layoffs at Erie County Medical Center The New York State Nurses Association released this statement in response to the layoffs

Striking Nurses Demand ICE Out of Hospitals: Congress Members Join Nurses on Picket Line and NYSNA Nurses Join Labor Allies for Alex Pretti Vigil