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What the RaDonda Vaught, RN, Verdict Reveals About Our Healthcare System

April 01, 2022

Nurses everywhere have been following the trial and verdict of RaDonda Vaught, RN, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse convicted on March 25 of gross neglect and criminally negligent...

Westchester Med nurses demand safe staffing and a fair contract

March 30, 2022

On Feb. 2, 2022, hundreds of NYSNA nurses at Westchester Medical Center lined the road in front of the hospital to speak out against deteriorating conditions. They highlighted unsafe staffing and...

Going on the Offense in the Fight to Save and Transform Mount Vernon Hospital

March 30, 2022

In February 2022, NYSNA nurses at Montefiore Mount Vernon celebrated winning a strong new contract. But this wasn't just any contract victory: this was the culmination of a years-long fight to keep...

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Implementing the Hospital Staffing Committees Law

March 29, 2022

Safe, quality care depends on enough nurses and frontline caregivers to do the job. That’s why NYSNA fights for safe staffing on every unit, in every healthcare facility in the state. By uniting and...

NYSNA State FY2022-2023 Budget Priorities: Update

March 25, 2022

Negotiations for the final state FY23 budget are now in full swing. The state senate and the state assembly have released their own “one house” budget proposals and the governor and legislature are in...

Fix Tier 6!

March 23, 2022

Public sector healthcare professionals are the backbone of New York’s healthcare system. We care for ALL New Yorkers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we were the safety net for New York – testing...

Nurses to protest unsafe staffing at St. Elizabeth Medical Center

March 17, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2022 Media Contact: Anna Bakalis, Communications Director | 917-239-6373 | anna.bakalis@nysna.org Nurses to protest unsafe staffing at St. Elizabeth Medical Center UTICA, N.Y. — More than 100 nurses and supporters are expected to protest unsafe nursing staffing