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NYSNA President presents testimony to UN Committee

June 19, 2017

NYSNA President Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN, testified on June 19 at a hearing before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization. Created in 1961 by the General Assembly of the United...

A trans-Atlantic movement… 3 unions, 2 countries, 1 fight!

June 08, 2017

On June 8, 150 hospital support workers — members of the union ver.di — launched a strike against the billion-dollar German-based corporation Fresenius/CFM over low wages and a fair contract...

Video! NYSNA and 1199: On Fresenius

May 28, 2017

NYSNA Nurses and 1199 SEIU Healthcare workers from Fresenius Medical Care are continuing negotiations with management towards a new contract. NYSNA and 1199 SEIU Healthcare have been calling for a...

Video: Nurses Support Striking AT&T Workers

May 27, 2017

When 40,000 workers at AT&T announced that they would walk off the job Friday on May 19 if they haven't won a fair union contract, nurses stood at the ready to support them. Remembering what happened...

FAMILIES FOR SAFE STREETS

April 01, 2017

Formed in 2014 by victims of traffic violence and families whose loved ones have been killed or severely injured by aggressive or reckless driving and dangerous conditions on New York City’s streets,...

QUEENS STANDS TOGETHER

March 24, 2017

NYSNA has joined forces with Queens Stands Together, a coalition of communities taking action against bigotry, hatred and xenophobia. It is fitting that these communities should be speaking out in...

Join the fight for the New York Health Act: April 4

March 24, 2017

The New York Health Act (A4738/S4371) – the bill to guarantee healthcare for ALL New Yorkers – passed the NYS Assembly in 2015 and 2016 with huge support. If passed, New York would lead the country in...