Press Release Archives

2023 Releases

December
30 Montefiore Nyack Hospital Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement
29 Montefiore Mount Vernon Nurses Ratify New Contract, New Rochelle Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement
19 NYS Healthcare Workers Raise Alarms on Statewide Staffing Crisis, Demand Legislative Action to Strengthen Workforce, Patient Care in FY25 State Budget
19 NYSNA NURSES GATHER FOR CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO SHED LIGHT ON CHRONIC UNDERSTAFFING AT ELLIS
19 Montefiore Lower Hudson Valley Nurses Authorize Strike
19 TUES, 12/19: NYS Healthcare Workers to Rally Outside Legislative Hearing to Demand Lawmakers Address Statewide Staffing Crisis in FY25 State Budget
18 TUESDAY, DEC. 19 AT 11:30AM: Montefiore Lower Hudson Valley Nurses to Announce Results of Strike Authorization Vote
15 TUES, 12/19: NYS Healthcare Workers to Rally Outside Legislative Hearing to Demand Lawmakers Address Statewide Staffing Crisis in FY25 State Budget
15 NYSNA Members Ratify New Contract with Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
14 A.O. Fox Hospital Nurses Speak Out on Unprecedented Nurse Vacancy Rate
11 **ADVISORY FOR DEC. 13 AT 11:30 AM** Nurses Sound Alarm on Unprecedented 50% Vacancy Rate at A.O. Fox Hospital
November
17 Nurses Respond to Illegal Retaliation by MVHS
14 Nurses at Montefiore Hospitals Join Forces to Sound Alarm on Staffing Crisis
13 **TUESDAY, NOV. 14 AT 11AM** NYSNA Nurses and Community Allies Speak Out Against Montefiore Understaffing
October
26 TOMORROW: NNU President Nancy Hagans, RN, to testify in support of federal safe staffing ratios legislation at Senate field hearing
26 TODAY AT 12 PM: Nurses Sound Alarm on Chaotic Wynn Hospital Opening With Too Few Nurses As Talks Break Down
17 Nurses Speak Out Against Wynn Hospital Plan to Open with Too Few Nurses and Proposed Cuts
17 TODAY at 12PM: Nurses Speak Out Against Wynn Hospital Plan to Open with Too Few Nurses and Proposed Cuts
5 Brooks Hospital Workers, Patients, and Elected Officials Called on New York State Department of Health to Release Funds to Build New Brooks Hospital!
September
28 Nurses and allies held rally against harmful layoffs at Vassar Brothers Medical Center
26 North Country Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals Hold Town Hall on Region’s Staffing and Services Crisis
15 NYSNA Nurses at Gracie Square Hospital Vote To Ratify Contract
13 TODAY AT 8PM: Union nurses to join Bernie Sanders for virtual town hall about safe nurse-to-patient ratios
13 NYSNA Nurses at Gracie Square Hospital Reach Tentative Agreement
8 Nurses on the Move and in the Movement: NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN to Be Grand Marshal of the NYC Labor Day Parade
6 TODAY AT 6PM: NYSNA Nurses at Gracie Square Hospital to Hold Vigil for Safe Staffing on First Day of Strike Authorization Vote
August
23 89% of NYSNA Nurses at St. Catherine of Siena Vote to Ratify Contract
18 NYSNA Nurses at St. Catherine of Siena Reach Tentative Agreement
14 Mount Sinai Critical Care Nurses Win Safe Staffing Enforcement Award
14 98% of NYSNA Nurses at St. Catherine of Siena Vote to Authorize a Strike
9 NYSNA Nurses at St. Catherine of Siena Begin Vote to Authorize a Strike
7 99% of NYC Public Hospital Nurses Vote Yes to Endorse Contract
4 NYSNA Statement on One Brooklyn Health Service Closures
July
31 NYC Public Hospital Nurses Win Historic Contract with Pay Parity and Safe Staffing
27 NYSNA Nurses at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital March on CFO to Demand a Fair Contract
18 NYSNA Nurses at Erie County Medical Center Ratify New Contract
7 TODAY AT 8AM: NYSNA Nurses at Gracie Square Hospital to Picket for Safe Staffing Amidst New York City’s Mental Health Crisis
June
29 Two Victories for Safe Staffing for New York State’s Patients
27 Queens Nurses Continue Protests at NYC Public Hospitals
27 TODAY at 12:30: NYSNA Nurses Continue Protests at NYC Public Hospital
22 NYSNA Nurses Held Simultaneous Protests at Three Major Public Hospitals Today with Press Conference at H+H/Lincoln
21 NYSNA Nurses to Hold Escalating Protests at Major Public Hospitals
14 Nurses Held Peaceful Sit-In and Picket at H+H/Jacobi in the Bronx
14 TODAY AT 12 NOON: NYC Public Hospital Nurses Protest at Jacobi Medical Center, Demand Fair Contract with Pay Equity and Safe Staffing
7 NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Nurses Ratify New Contract, Averting Strike
7 TODAY AT 12 NOON: NYC Public Hospital Nurses to Rally at Bellevue Hospital to Demand Fair Contract
7 NYSNA Nurses at St. Charles Hospital Ratify New Contract
6 TOMORROW: NYC Public Hospital Nurses to Rally at Bellevue Hospital to Demand Fair Contract
5 NYSNA Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement with St. Charles Hospital, Averting Potential Strike
2 99.6% Percent of NYSNA Nurses at St. Charles Hospital Authorize Strike
May
31 TODAY AT 1PM: NYSNA Nurses to Hold Speak Out and Press Conference on Safety and Staffing Crisis at Erie County Medical Center
30 NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Nurses Deliver Strike Notice
19 99.6 Percent of NYSNA Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Authorize Strike
18 NYSNA Nurses Ratify Contracts at St. Lawrence Health System
10 Public Hospital Nurses Joined by Rev. Sharpton and Allies for Rally at Foley Square to Say: “It Costs NYC Too Much to Keep Nurse Pay So Low”
10 TODAY AT 11:30 AM: NYC Public Hospital Nurses to Rally at Foley Square
9 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 AT 11:30 AM** NYC Public Hospital Nurses to Rally at Foley Square
4 Hundreds of NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Nurses Picketed to Protest Cuts to Care for Brooklyn Patients
4 NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Nurses to Picket Outside Hospital to Protest Cuts to Care for Brooklyn Patients
3 New York State Nurses Association Statement on New York State Budget Deal
April
20 NYSNA Nurses Held Informational Picket on Staffing and Services Crisis in North Country (Photos & Videos)
20 NYSNA Nurses to Hold Informational Picket on Staffing and Services Crisis in North Country
4 TODAY: Public Hospital Nurses to Speak Out About Staffing Crisis at Annual Health+Hospitals/Harlem Board Meeting
March
28 NYSNA Statement on Lockdown at Albany Medical Center that Took Place Monday Evening
22 Hundreds of NYSNA RNs Held Press Conference on State Budget to Demand Quality Healthcare for All New Yorkers
21 Nurses to Testify at City Council Hospitals Budget Committee Hearing on Understaffing Crisis at NYC Public Hospitals
10 WMCHealth, HealthAlliance Hospital and New York State Nurses Association Reach a Three-Year Contract Agreement
3 Nurses at Public Hospitals Throughout NYC Held Day of Action As Union Contract Expires
2 TODAY: Lincoln Hospital Nurses to Hold Speakout and Rally in the Bronx as NYC Public Sector Nurses’ Union Contract Expires
February
24 NYSNA Nurses Ratify Contract at Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital
23 NYSNA Nurses Win Tentative Agreement at Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital, Averting Strike
14 NYSNA Nurses Deliver Strike Notice at Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital
9 TODAY at 6:30 PM: NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams to Join NYSNA H+H/Mayorals Nurses & Healthcare Advocates for Forum on Understaffing and Health Disparities
3 Northwell South Shore Nurses Authorize Strike
2 NewYork-Presbyterian Retiree Nurses to Rally Outside Manhattan Apartment of CEO Steve Corwin
2 Hundreds of Nurses Picket at Samaritan Calling for Safe Staffing and a Fair Contract
1 NYSNA Statement on New York State Budget Address
January
27 TODAY at 12 PM: Nurses Occupy NewYork-Presbyterian Lobby for Second Day to Demand Hospital Respect Retirees
26 TODAY at 3 PM: NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses and Retirees Occupy Lobby to Defend Healthcare
24 Nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai Ratify Contracts with Historic and Precedent-Setting Safe Staffing Enforcement (NYSNA Statement)
18 NYC Health+Hospitals and Mayorals Nurses March on NYC H+H Headquarters, Demand Health Equity
18 ADVISORY: NYC Health+Hospitals and Mayorals Nurses March on NYC H+H Headquarters, Demand Health Equity
13 South Nassau Nurses Vote to Become Members of New York’s Largest Union of Registered Nurses
12 TODAY at 11:30 AM: NYSNA to Hold Virtual Press Briefing on Details of Historic Victories at Mount Sinai and Montefiore
12 BREAKING: NYC Nurse Strike Ends as NYSNA Declares Historic Victories at Montefiore and Mount Sinai
11 ADVISORY: NYC Nurse Strike for Safe Staffing Continues into Third Day at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx
10 ADVISORY: NYC Nurse Strike Continues into Second Day at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx
9 ADVISORY: NYSNA Nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx on Strike
8 Statement on Negotiations and Strike
8 NYSNA Nurses at Mount Sinai Morningside and West Reach Tentative Agreement
8 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 8 AT 11:30 AM**: NYSNA to Hold Press Briefing on Negotiations and Strike Update
7 NYSNA Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Ratify New Contract
7 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY, Jan. 7 AT 11:30 AM**: NYSNA to Hold Press Briefing on Negotiations and Strike Update
6 NYSNA Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement at Flushing Hospital
6 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY, Jan. 6 AT 11:30 AM**: NYSNA to Hold Press Briefing on Negotiations and Strike Update
5 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, Jan. 5 AT 11:30 AM**: NYSNA to Hold Press Briefing on Negotiations and Strike Update
5 Maimonides Health CEO Ken Gibbs and NYSNA President Nancy Hagans Statement on Tentative Three-Year Contract Agreement
1 Negotiations Continue as NYC Nurses Prepare to Strike 

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