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Nurses at Mt. Sinai lead historic strike for a fair contract, January 2023

Staffing Victory: NYSNA Pressures DOH to Enforce Staffing Law

November 02, 2023

Ever since the hospital staffing committee law was passed in 2021, NYSNA members have pushed for the highest patient safety standards and for strong enforcement of the law. And despite setbacks, our...

Nancy Hagans Gives Powerful Testimony at Congressional Hearing Held by Sen. Bernie Sanders

November 02, 2023

On October 27 nurses from NYSNA, National Nurses United (NNU), the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), 1199SEIU, and Health Professional and Allied Employees (HPAE) gathered in New Jersey...

Celebrating our Accomplishments in the Long Road to Single Payer Healthcare in New York

November 01, 2023

While we still have a lot of work to do to make Single Payer a reality in New York State through the passage of the New York Health Act (NYHA), NYSNA has been working hard to achieve our goal.

Why Single Payer is Important for Healthcare Workers

November 01, 2023

My name is Tonia Bazel, RN, I work at Albany Medical Center’s Infectious Disease Unit and I introduced the single-payer resolution at the 2022 convention on behalf of the NYSNA single-payer committee.

NYSNA Joins NNU, RWJUH and Sen. Bernie Sanders at Congressional Hearing on Safe Staffing

October 27, 2023

Nurses from National Nurses United (NNU), NYSNA and the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) joined Sen. Bernie Sanders at an important congressional field hearing in New Brunswick, New...

Gracie Square Hospital Nurses Rally for a Fair Contract with Safe Staffing

Gracie Square Hospital Nurses Win New Contract!

September 22, 2023

Nurses at Gracie Square Hospital won a new contract this month with an overwhelming majority of nurses voting in favor of ratification. The new contract addresses two major issues for nurses—safe...

NYSNA Leader Flandersia Jones with City Council Member Sandy Nurse

NYSNA Joins Push for Climate Justice Legislation in New York City

September 15, 2023

On Thursday, Sept. 14, and in the lead up to Climate Week in New York City, NYSNA was proud to join with labor unions and advocacy groups in front of City Hall to introduce a bill to accelerate the...