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This new Information Update (.pdf) on the status of the Zika Virus was presented by the NYS Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to the NYC Municipal Labor Committee on May 19, 2016.

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Where does your legislator stand on Safe Staffing?

There is a crisis in New York healthcare. Patients in need, not enough nurses. It's putting New Yorkers at risk. Tell Albany: Support Safe Staffing!

Nursing is physically taxing work. From slips and falls, to violence and assaults, to finger sticks with infected needles, to serious injuries from patient handling, nurses face daily hardships...

March 22, 2016

SUPPORT FOR A SINGLE PAYER, MEDICARE FOR ALL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HAS MY VOTE

As unions, public health committees, healthcare professionals and caregivers, political organizations, elected...

The NYS Department of Health announced on Feb. 12, 2016 that influenza is now prevalent in New York State. This means that the Prevention of Influenza Transmission by Healthcare and Residential...

Governor Cuomo has issued a state of emergency and a travel ban starting at 2:30 PM on Saturday, January 23. 

Mayor de Blasio has also issued a travel ban in New York City. The full text is included...

UPDATE: Governor Cuomo announced New York's emergency preparations today in a press conference. Read the details here.

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch for Metropolitan New...