THURS, April 24: NYSNA Nurses at Nathan Littauer Hospital Hold Informational Picket, Demand Management Return to the Table and Invest in Safe Patient Care
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS., APRIL 24 AT 3:30 P.M.**
Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169
Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489
NYSNA NURSES AT NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL HOLD INFORMATIONAL PICKET, DEMAND MANAGEMENT RETURN TO THE TABLE AND INVEST IN SAFE PATIENT CARE
Dozens of nurses picket and call for a contract with enforceable safe staffing standards, a plan to recruit and retain nurses, and respectful wages and benefits for safe patient care.
Gloversville, N.Y. - On Thursday, April 24, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses at Nathan Littauer Hospital will hold an informational picket outside the hospital to demand that management return to the bargaining table and settle a fair contract with safe staffing standards and a real plan to recruit and retain nurses for safe patient care. After seeing no movement from management, nurses are escalating their call and picketing to demand they agree to bargaining dates.
WHO: Dozens of NYSNA nurses and community allies, including Seth Cohen, Capital District Area Labor Federation; Rev. Peter Cook, NYS Council of Churches; Rev. West McNeill, NYS Labor-Religion Coalition; and Mike Panzarino, CWA 1118
WHAT: Informational picket and press conference for safe staffing and a fair contract at
Nathan Littauer Hospital
WHEN: Thursday, April 24. Picket from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Press conference at 4 p.m.
WHERE: 99 E State St, Gloversville, NY 12078
***Visuals: Dozens of nurses and labor and community allies marching and chanting in front of hospital***
Last week, nurses held a speak-out after marching to the office of CEO Sean Fadale a week earlier. Nurses at Nathan Littauer Hospital are some of the lowest-paid nurses in the region and say management’s so-called “final offer” maintains low wages and high healthcare costs and would not address the turnover in the hospital that threatens patient care.
For months, NYSNA nurses at Nathan Littauer have been fighting for a contract with clear, enforceable safe staffing standards to comply with New York state law, and wages and benefits that will keep nurses at the bedside. Their contract expired on December 31, 2024. Nurses are holding an informational picket to call attention to staffing issues and demand that hospital administrators invest in safe patient care.
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The New York State Nurses Association represents more than 42,000 members in New York State. We are New York’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses. NYSNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United, AFL-CIO, the country's largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses, with more than 225,000 members nationwide.