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Donations and assistance sought for Nepal earthquake victims

April 27, 2015

With more than 8 million people displaced, and a death toll now exceeding 6,000, conditions in Nepal in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake continue to deteriorate. NYSNA urges members to...

Nepalese nurses set up emergency aid fund

April 25, 2015

Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the people killed in Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal.

The Nepalese American Nurses Association (NANA) has established an emergency aid fund. Many...

More than 1,000 RNs Lobby Albany for Safe Staffing and Single Payer universal healthcare

April 22, 2015

NYSNA members from across the state, joined by nursing students, converged on Albany Tuesday for the union’s annual Lobby Day, taking the occasion to continue our call for safe staffing ratios in...

Thousands picket in NYC

April 16, 2015

After months of negotiations, thousands of NYC’s registered nurses from 14 citywide hospitals took their fight for patient care and safe staffing levels to the community on Thursday with a day-long...

Staffing rallies in the news

April 16, 2015

Our safe staffing rallies are making headlines!

Fox 5 video crews visited our rallies today in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

Fox 5: Nurses rally

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News 12 Bronx: Nurses demand...

NYSNA stands with Fight for $15

April 12, 2015

On Wednesday, April 15, NYSNA members will join Fight for $15 at their New York City rally to fight for fair pay for fast food and other low-wage workers. The event is part of a series of massive...

Safe Staffing Rallies on April 16

April 08, 2015

There's a staffing crisis in many New York hospitals. And on Thursday, April 16, we're holding rallies for safe staffing at more than a dozen NYC hospitals.

Our message: staffing shortfalls in the...