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Video: ‘Rolling Over Racism’

October 23, 2015

NYSNA RNs held a road trip, “Rolling Over Racism,” on the evening of October 23 outside the offices of Interim Healthcare in Nanuet, NY, to speak out against the company and a racist classified ad it...

Caring for All New Yorkers

October 23, 2015

Caring for All New Yorkers – that was the theme of NYSNA’s 2015 Convention. And we turned that mission into action. We rallied with the community against the “bomb trains” filled with unstable...

Nurses Speak Out About Fracking Oil Trains: ‘Don’t Let NY Be Next’

October 21, 2015

Contact: Kristi Barnes, kristi.barnes@nysna.org, (646) 853-4489 For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 21 Nurses, Elected Officials, Environmental and Community Advocates Declare Oil Trains a Threat to Public Health Activists Stage Die-In to Dramatize Threat of Oil Train Explosions Saratoga

NY's Largest Nurses Union Condemns Discriminatory Ad Against Haitian Nurses Placed in Rockland County Pennysaver

October 20, 2015

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2015 “Road Trip Against Racism” Rally Planned for Wednesday SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – During the annual convention of NY’s largest union of registered nurses and caregivers happening in Saratoga Springs, nurses spoke out in response to a recent incident involving

NURSES SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT THEIR PROFESSION

September 16, 2015

For Immediate Release: September 16, 2015 “The View” comments were callous and uninformed New York, NY—Responding to negative comments about their profession made on ABC Television’s “The View” program on Monday, nurses of the New York State Nurses Association said they were disappointed with

New York State's Largest Nurses Union Celebrates Medicare's 50th Birthday

July 30, 2015

For Immediate Release: July 30, 2015 Events throughout the State Applaud America’s Favorite Single Payer Healthcare Program NEW YORK, NY – As part of national events honoring this essential healthcare provision, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) kicked off its celebration of the 50th

New York State’s Largest Nurses Union Applauds Decision of Wage Board to Raise Wages for Fast Food Workers

July 22, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2015 “After all, decent pay is critical to the improved health and welfare of our New York workforce” NEW YORK, NY – The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) released a statement today applauding the New York State Wage Board’s decision to raise the wages of 180