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On Workers Memorial Day and in honor of nurses fallen by the Coronavirus, an Online Memorial Service hosted by the NYS Nurses Association to be held this evening

April 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 New York, NY – On this year’s Workers’ Memorial Day, the nurses of the New York State Nurses Association will honor their fallen colleagues, victims of the coronavirus, in an Online Memorial Service

COVID-19 Related Workers Compensation Notice

April 27, 2020

No one knows the long-term health effects of COVID-19 exposure, so it’s essential that you protect your right to medical care and wage replacement through New York’s workers’ compensation system. Futu...

On Workers Memorial Day, NYSNA Honors Fallen Nurses

April 26, 2020

Tuesday, April 28, is Workers Memorial Day, a day the labor movement remembers workers killed or injured on the job.

This year it’s a particularly painful anniversary, since COVID-19 continues to claim...

Remembering Robert V. Piemonte, EdD, RN, FAAN

April 21, 2020

Sadly, Robert V. Piemonte, EdD, RN, FAAN passed away this past week. He was a retired executive director of the National Student Nurses Association, and past president of the New York State Nurses...

Wall Street Journal Reports on NYSNA Lawsuits

April 20, 2020

Reprinted from the Wall Street Journal for Monday, April 20, 2020.

Union says dangerous work guidelines and protective gear shortages helped spread Covid-19 among nurses, their families and patients

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Upstate COVID Nurses Corps: Volunteer Today!

April 20, 2020

Thank you for your incredible service to the health of New York during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your courage, commitment, and professional expertise are carrying the Upstate communities through the...

NYS Nurses Association files three lawsuits to protect Nurses Health and Safety

April 20, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 Risking their lives every day to treat COVID-19 patients; Nurses file three lawsuits to protect their Health and Safety; Adequate protections sought; Patients and Communities also at risk New York