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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 building of solar power on public buildings and on public land.

NYSNA Joins AFL-CIO’s SAG-AFTRA Day of Action

September 15, 2023

On Thursday, Sept. 14, NYSNA was proud to join the AFL-CIO’s Day of Action in Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA and WGA members on strike.

NYSNA Joins NNU, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Striking New Jersey Nurses at Safe Staffing Townhall

September 15, 2023

On Wednesday, Sept. 13, NYSNA, NNU, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Corey Booker and striking nurses at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital (RWJH) in New Jersey came together for a town hall on safe staffing and the employer-created nursing crisis.

NYSNA Shows Up for Workers on Strike (UAW + SAG-AFTRA)

September 09, 2023

From Manhattan to Tappan, New York, NYSNA nurses showed up for workers on strike this week! On Wednesday, Sept. 27, nurses rallied in midtown Manhattan alongside SAG-AFTRA and United Autoworkers (UAW) members at a solidarity picket.

Universal 1:2 Nurse-to-Patient Ratio in Effect for Critical Care Patients

August 29, 2023

The long-awaited universal 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio rule for patients requiring critical care was finally adopted on June 29.

Department of Labor Prohibition Against Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Goes into Effect

August 29, 2023

On June 28, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) announced it has strengthened enforcement to the state’s mandatory overtime protection law, which bars hospitals and other