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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

You’re Invited: Medicare Turns 50!

July 15, 2015

On Thursday, July 30, 2015, Medicare turns 50 years old. Join NYSNA, as we celebrate Medicare’s first 50 years, and commit to strengthening, protecting and expanding Medicare for decades to come.

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Board approves establishment of Committee for Social Justice and Civil Rights

July 06, 2015

The murders of nine African-American worshippers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston is the latest in a long, ugly trail of intolerance, injustice, and death that has...

Why Nurses Should Oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership

May 14, 2015

h/t ExposeTheTPP.org

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the latest free trade agreement being negotiated by the United States, and it will be the largest — involving 11 countries and about 40% of...

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

Donations and assistance sought for Nepal earthquake victims

April 27, 2015

With more than 8 million people displaced, and a death toll now exceeding 6,000, conditions in Nepal in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake continue to deteriorate. NYSNA urges members to...

Powerful video echos NYSNA’s stand on public health

April 02, 2015

NYSNA Second Vice President Marva Wade, RN, shares her observations on a recent online video featuring Harry Smith, a 91-year-old war veteran speaking to the Labour Party Conference delegates with a...

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NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN, BSN, CCRN, spoke alongside labor leaders and elected officials on the steps of City Hall. Nurses stand with pro-immigration signs outside their facilities.