THURS., May 1: ON MAY DAY, LABOR RALLIES AGAINST ATTACKS ON WORKERS AND HEALTHCARE

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS., MAY 1 AT 5 P.M.**

 
Contact:  Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169   
Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 

ON MAY DAY, LABOR RALLIES AGAINST ATTACKS ON WORKERS AND HEALTHCARE

Workers from NYSNA, PEF, SEIU Local 200 and CDALF to rally and march against recent attacks on workers’ rights and healthcare.  

Albany, N.Y. - On Thursday, May 1, members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), Public Employees Federation (PEF), SEIU Local 200, and the Capital District Area Labor Federation (CDALF) will be joined by labor and community allies in a march to the Veterans Affairs office to commemorate International Workers Day. Together, they will protest federal cuts to jobs, healthcare, and other important social services, as well as recent attacks on workers’ rights. They will speak out in support of nurses and all workers.  

WHO: Hundreds of workers from NYSNA, PEF, SEIU Local 200, and CDALF, and community and labor allies

WHAT: March and speak-out for workers’ rights and healthcare

WHEN: Thurs., May 1, 5:00 p.m.

WHERE: March and speak-out begin on the corner of New Scotland Ave. and Holland Ave.  

**Visuals: Activists marching, chanting, carrying signs**
**Media availabilities with workers**

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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.