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NYSNA Opens Legislature with Call for Safe Staffing

January 09, 2019

Today, January 9, marks the first day of the 2019 New York State Legislature and NYSNA has announced it with a call to pass safe staffing legislation NOW! Please read our official press release here. ...

Multi-Union Lobby Day

January 03, 2019

Coming off the success of our last Lobby Day, this Tuesday, May 14th, we're heading back up to Albany to continue the fight for staffing legislation that includes ratios for nurses and other direct...

ACA Under Attack

December 17, 2018

The ACA and the progress that we've made with healthcare is once again under attack—this time by a federal judge in Texas. This decision must not stand or it will strip millions of Americans of basic...

2018 Election Victories!

August 27, 2018

New York Nurses Vote!

NYSNA, together with our labor and community partners achieved 2018 Midterm election wins for nurses and our patients! At the statewide level, we elected a team that has pledged...

Our Unity Can Beat Back Janus!

June 27, 2018

OUR UNITY CAN BEAT BACK JANUS!

The Supreme Court today issued its ruling in the Janus case.

It follows the lead of other efforts by the federal government to take healthcare away from millions of...

Authority of Nurse Practitioners Expanded to Execute Medical Orders Not to Resuscitate along with other orders pertaining to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment:

June 14, 2018

On November 29, 2017, Governor Cuomo signed S.1869 (Hannon)/A.7277 (Gottfried), legislation enabling nurse practitioners to execute medical orders not to resuscitate and other orders pertaining to...

Stopping Anti-union Forces Behind the Janus Lawsuit

April 06, 2018

The Janus lawsuit is a bold effort by corporations and other employers to destroy unions in this country. The case targets public employee unions, but the juggernaut these corporate forces have put in...