Today: NYSNA Nurses Hold Vigil and Demand Hospital Protect Nurses, Not Retaliate Against Them
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, DEC. 11 AT 6:30 P.M**
Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169
Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489
NYSNA NURSES HOLD VIGIL AND DEMAND HOSPITAL PROTECT NURSES, NOT RETALIATE AGAINST THEM
One Month After Active Shooter Incident, Unfairly Disciplined NYSNA Nurses Demand Sinai Stop Union-Busting and Take Action to Improve Safety
Nurses and Allies to Hold Weekly Vigils Until Unfair Disciplines Removed, Concrete Action Taken for Safety
New York, N.Y. - On Thursday, Dec. 11, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses at Mount Sinai will hold a vigil outside of the hospital to demand that management improve safety and stop retaliating against outspoken advocates for nurse and patient safety. When concerned nurses spoke to the media and other nurses, they faced union-busting and unjust disciplinary actions. Now nurses and allies are demanding the hospital rescind the disciplines, stop attempting to silence vocal patient advocates, invest in safety measures for nurses and the broader community and negotiate a fair contract.
WHAT: Mount Sinai Nurses Vigil for Safety
WHO: Dozens of NYSNA nurses and elected and community allies, including Assembly Member Edward Gibbs, City Council Members Gale Brewer and Christopher Marte, New York City Central Labor Council, Housing Works, New York Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, and Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State
WHEN: Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Mount Sinai Hospital, 1468 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029 (near 100th St. intersection)
Over the last few months, NYSNA nurses have demanded a fair contract that addresses workplace violence and health and safety issues. Since the active shooter incident on Nov. 13, administrators have ignored nurses’ calls for functional weapons detection systems at every hospital entrance and for an immediate increase in security at the hospital. Nurses demand that management take swift action to address the proposals concerning nurse safety and workplace violence.
“Mount Sinai is retaliating against nurses who are advocating for fair contracts. Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system—we demand that management grant them safe staffing, pay equity, and workplace protections,” said Council Member Julie Won. “Time is running out for management to negotiate in good faith before NYSNA contracts expire at the end of the year.”
Mount Sinai is one of 12 New York City hospitals where NYSNA nurses are bargaining for fair contracts with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2025.
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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.