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2022 Legislative Victories

June 13, 2022

NYSNA nurses and healthcare professionals won some important victories as the state legislative session ended late last week! Thanks to NYSNA member advocacy and action, the state legislature passed...

Nurses Hail New Protections Against Mandatory Overtime

June 06, 2022

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

NYSNA State FY2022-2023 Budget Priorities: Update

March 25, 2022

Negotiations for the final state FY23 budget are now in full swing. The state senate and the state assembly have released their own “one house” budget proposals and the governor and legislature are in...

Fix Tier 6!

March 23, 2022

Public sector healthcare professionals are the backbone of New York’s healthcare system. We care for ALL New Yorkers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we were the safety net for New York – testing...

‘Show Love to Nurses and our Patients:’ Nurses Lobby State Legislators on Pandemic Priorities this Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2022 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Nurses Outline Plan to Address Healthcare Disparities and Quality Care through Fair Funding and Safe Staffing New York – Nurses from the New

Statement of the New York State Nurses Association on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget

January 19, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2022 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 New York - Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget recognizes the need to bolster the broader healthcare system and address the intense pressures of the COVID-19 crisis on the healthcare workers. We are

CWA, NYSNA, PEF Respond to Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address

January 05, 2022

For Immediate Release: January 5, 2022 Contact: press@nysna.org Albany, NY – The Communications Workers of America, the New York State Nurses Association, and the Public Employees Federation issued the following statement in response to Governor Hochul’s State of the State address: “We applaud