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Nurses mourn schoolchildren and teachers murdered in Texas, say lack of gun control laws clearly threatens public health

May 25, 2022

For immediate release: May 25, 2022 Contact: press@nysna.org, press@NationalNursesUnited.org As we witness yet another mass shooting, this one taking the lives of at least 19 children and two teachers at a school in Uvalde, Texas, the registered nurses of National Nurses United (NNU) and New York

NYSNA Statement on the Racist Mass Shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. on May 14

May 16, 2022

NYSNA members throughout New York State were horrified by the racist mass shooting on Saturday, when ten people were killed at a Buffalo Tops supermarket, and three were hospitalized with injuries. We...

NYSNA Statement on the Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion on Roe V. Wade

May 04, 2022

NYSNA members have always been proud to defend women’s rights. The draft opinion leaked on May 2 from the Supreme Court would undermine Roe V. Wade and decades of reproductive rights for women in the...

What the RaDonda Vaught, RN, Verdict Reveals About Our Healthcare System

April 01, 2022

Nurses everywhere have been following the trial and verdict of RaDonda Vaught, RN, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse convicted on March 25 of gross neglect and criminally negligent...

NYSNA Board of Directors Statement on Ukraine

March 02, 2022

NYSNA is in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine in calling for an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and a peaceful, diplomatic...

NYSNA Celebrates Black History Month

February 09, 2022

For every black historical figure, there are contemporary leaders making an impact. Let’s see and honor them. That is why NYSNA is hosting a series of events to celebrate Black History Month.

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Statement of the New York State Nurses Association on the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Tragedy

September 10, 2021

For Immediate Release: Sept. 10, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | press@nysna.org New York City - On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, the New York State Nurses Association is honoring the 2,983 lives lost during the attacks on the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, the Pentagon and in