WED, JUNE 11: HEALTHCARE WORKERS SPEAK OUT AND DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE END TO NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN’S CUTS TO STAFFING
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WED., JUNE 11 AT 12 P.M.**
Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169
Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489
HEALTHCARE WORKERS SPEAK OUT AND DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE END TO NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN’S CUTS TO STAFFING
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New York, NY – Healthcare workers from New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199, and Communication Workers of America (CWA) who work throughout NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Health System are speaking out about NYP’s recent cuts to frontline healthcare staffing. On May 5, NYP announced sweeping 2% job cuts, including cuts to approximately 200 frontline caregivers who are represented by NYSNA and 1199SEIU. The cuts will mean the loss of healthcare services, including for children and terminally ill patients.
WHO: Hundreds of healthcare professionals from NYSNA, 1199SEIU, and CWA, elected officials, and community and labor allies.
WHAT: Speak-out on NYP layoffs and Medicaid cuts
WHEN: Wednesday, June 11 at 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: Fort Washington Ave, between 165th and 168th Streets, New York, NY 10032
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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.