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Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Anna Bakalis | press@nysna.org | 917-239-6373 Approximately 30,000 Nurses with Union Contracts Expiring by Early 2023 Launch Campaign to Improve Patient Care, Strengthen the Nursing Workforce, and Uplift Communities NYSNA nurses and allies

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 2 Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | (646) 853-4489 Hundreds of Nurses at Vassar Brothers Medical Center Rally and Speak Out for Fair Wages, Safe Staffing, and a Fair Contract Nurses Highlight Unsafe Staffing, 19-hour Wait Times in the ER, Patients

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, AUGUST 2** Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | (646) 853-4489 Nurses to detail unsafe staffing conditions which risk causing long wait times and patients being diverted away from the hospital Poughkeepsie, N.Y.– Members of the New York State Nurses Association at

For Immediate Release: June 6, 2022 Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Nurses from the New York State Nurses Association, 1199SEIU, CSEA, NYSUT, CWA District 1 and UFT applaud the state legislature for passing bills to curb the abuse of mandatory overtime A trio of bills passed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2022 CONTACT: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 A Supermajority of Members Approve New Contract with Retention of Excellent Healthcare Coverage in the NYSNA Benefit Fund, Significant Wage Increases and Retention Bonuses, COVID-19 Health and Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2022 CONTACT: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 New Contract to Include Retention of Excellent Healthcare Coverage in NYSNA Benefit Fund, Significant Wage Increases and Retention Bonuses, COVID-19 Health and Safety Demands and Expanded Staffing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2022 CONTACT: Kristi Barnes, press@nysna.org, 646-853-4489 More than 90% of CVPH-NYSNA members vote “yes” for strike authorization Plattsburgh, N.Y.– After two years of deteriorating patient care conditions and difficult contract negotiations, NYSNA healthcare