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2024 Releases

September
10 THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 AT 11 AM: Instead of Settling Contract With Safe Staffing, Albany Med Cancels Negotiations Blaming  50+ DOH Violations
5 Federal Judge Throws Out NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Meritless Lawsuit
August
27 Albany Med Refuses to Address Staffing Crisis in Bargaining and Share DOH Report
22 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Escalates Attacks On Nurses' Union and Patient Safety
20 TODAY AT 6:30 PM: Hundreds of Nurses To Hold Picket And Urge Albany Med To Deliver A Fair Contract To Improve Quality Care
19 TOMORROW AT 6:30 PM: Hundreds of Nurses To Hold Picket And Urge Albany Med To Deliver A Fair Contract To Improve Quality Care
1 Albany Med Nurses Give Bargaining Update, Announce Info Picket as Contract Negotiations Break Down
1 TODAY AT NOON: Nurses to Give Bargaining Update as Contract Negotiations at Albany Med Break Down
July
23 NYSNA Nurses to Hold Speak-out and Community Forum on Staffing Crisis at Albany Medical Center
22 TOMORROW at 6PM: NYSNA Nurses to Host Speak-Out and Community Forum on Staffing Crisis at Albany Medical Center
11 Albany Med Nurses March on the Boss to Demand Safe Staffing for Their Patients
June
18 Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Nurses Win Contract With 100% of Members Voting Yes
13 100% of Ellis Hospital and Bellevue Woman’s Center Nurses Vote Yes to Ratify New Contract
11 Nurses at Albany Med Held Speak-Out to Sound the Alarm on Unsafe Staffing
11 Albany Medical Center Nurses Speak Out about Unsafe Staffing after Department of Health Launches Investigation
10 Strike Averted: Ellis Hospital and Bellevue Woman’s Center Nurses Declare Victory
10 TOMORROW AT 12 PM: Albany Medical Center Nurses Speak Out about Unsafe Staffing after Department of Health Launches Investigation
4 Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Nurses Picketed for Safe Staffing and to Keep Facility Open for Care
4 Dozens of Community Groups, Labor Unions, and Elected Leaders Call on Ellis to Settle a Fair Contract with Nurses
4 Today at 2:30 PM: Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Nurses Picket for Safe Staffing and to Keep Facility Open for Care
3 Joint Statement from 1199SEIU & NYSNA Regarding the Long-Awaited Release of $75 Million in State Funds to Construct a New Modern Brooks Memorial Hospital in Northern Chautauqua County
May
28 Ellis Nurses Authorize 3-Day ULP Strike
23 Arbitrator Finds Ellis in Violation of Safe Staffing Standards as Nurses Begin Strike Authorization Vote
22 Montefiore Hutchinson Nurses Sound Alarm on Pediatric Patient Safety
13 Healthcare Workers Across NY Demand State Department of Health Address Critical Staffing Levels at Hospitals Now by Enforcing 2021 Safe Staffing Law: “Our Patients Can’t Wait Any Longer, We Can’t Wait Any Longer”
10 5/13 RALLY: NYS Union Healthcare Workers Join Together To Demand State Address Hospital Staffing Crisis and Enforce Safe Staffing Law
April
16 Ellis Nurses Picketed For Safe Staffing
16 TODAY at 11AM: Ellis Nurses to Picket for Safe Staffing
15 TOMORROW at 11:30AM: Ellis Nurses to Picket for Safe Staffing
8 Staten Island Nurses Ratify Union Contract with Over 93% Voting to Ratify
March
30 Strike Averted as Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement
27 26 Major NYC Unions Sign Letter in Support of Staten Island Nurses
21 Staten Island Nurses to Strike on April 2
20 Ellis Medicine Nurses Turn Up the Heat with Community Leafleting
13 Staten Island University Hospital Nurses Vote To Strike
13 TODAY AT 12 NOON: Staten Island University Hospital Nurses To Announce Strike Vote Results
12 TOMORROW at 12 NOON: Staten Island University Hospital Nurses to Announce Strike Vote Results
5 Hundreds of NYSNA Nurses Rallied at the State Capitol to Sound Alarm on Staffing Crisis in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
5 TODAY at 12 P.M.: NYSNA Nurses Call on Albany Legislators to Listen to Frontline Caregivers
4 TOMORROW AT 12 NOON: NYSNA Nurses Call on Albany Legislators to Listen to Frontline Caregivers
February
28 TODAY at 6PM: NYSNA Nurses Speak Out at Burdett Closure Town Hall About Healthcare Cuts Putting Patients At Risk
22 NYSNA Members at Northwell/Long Island Jewish Valley Stream and Peconic Bay Medical Center Ratify New Contracts
20 Northwell Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement Averting Strike
20 Sinai Slammed With More Than $2 Million in Penalties for Chronic Nurse Understaffing
16 Northwell Peconic Bay Healthcare Workers Reach Tentative Agreement
9 NYSNA Healthcare Workers Say Northwell Health’s Greed Leaves Patient in Need
9 NYSNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Deliver Strike Notices at Northwell Health LIJ Valley Stream and Peconic
7 TODAY, FEB. 7 AT 6PM: Albany Medical Center Nurses and Allies Hold Town Hall to Discuss Staffing Crisis
January
30 THURSDAY, FEB. 1 AT 3:30PM: Northwell Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Announce Results of Strike Authorization Vote
17 TUESDAY, JAN 18 AT 5PM: Nurses Speakout Against St. Catherine Hospital Closure of Maternal Child Health Services
11 Nurses Call Out NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital Decision to Close Midwifery Services
10 NYSNA Nurses Respond to Gov. Hochul’s State of State Address
10 Nurses and Allies Speak Out Against Closure of Midwifery Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
9 Nurses Demand St. Catherine Keep Maternal Child Health Services Open
3 Montefiore Nyack Votes to Ratify Contract with Overwhelming Majority Vote of 99%

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