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NYC Hospital Alliance and NYSNA Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

June 18, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2015 With the assistance of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a tentative agreement was reached today between the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the union that represents 37,000 nurses statewide, and the NYC Hospital Alliance, which

Assembly Passes Universal Health Care Bill

May 27, 2015

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, 5/27/15 Historic Vote Makes It "Truly Achievable Goal" Says Sponsor On Wednesday, May 27, the New York State Assembly passed the "New York Health Act" universal health care bill (A. 5062/S. 3525) by a vote of 89 to 47. New York Health would provide universal

NY’s Largest Nurses Union Ventures to Albany to Push for Support on Vital Healthcare Issues Affecting NY Patients

May 12, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2015 Healthcare Advocates Ask for Lawmaker Support on Safe Staffing Ratios (ALBANY, NY) – Registered nurses (RNs), caregivers and nursing students from Buffalo to Brooklyn rallied at the State Capitol today to lobby legislators to support the growing healthcare needs

New York’s Largest Nurses Union applauds Governer’s action to convene state Wage Board to consider wages for fast food workers

May 07, 2015

‘After all, decent pay is critical to the improved health of our New York workforce’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2015 NEW YORK, NY – The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), today, released a statement applauding NY Governor Andrew Cuomo for his action to convene the state’s wage board

Bronx Nurses Threatened and Removed from Hospital Over Safe Staffing

May 07, 2015

For Immediate Release: May 7, 2015 (Bronx, NY) -- Registered Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center’s Weiler Hospital in the Bronx were threatened with arrest and escorted out of the hospital today after speaking out about staffing shortages. The nurses, who are members of the New York State Nurses

Thousands of Registered Nurses in Info Picketing at Hospitals Across NYC; Citing Staffing Crisis, Not Enough RNs and Caregivers To Do the Job For Safe Patient Care

April 16, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2015 (NEW YORK CITY) — After months of negotiations, thousands of NYC’s registered nurses from 14 citywide hospitals took their fight for patient care and safe staffing levels to the community on Thursday with a day-long citywide informational picket. Thousands of

Public Hospital Dialysis Patients Win an Important Vote Against For-Profits and Privatization

February 01, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2015 (NEW YORK, NY) — The Committee on Establishment and Project Review failed today to win enough votes to recommend the application of Big Apple Dialysis Management, LLC to proceed in its takeover of four chronic dialysis clinics in the public hospital system run