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Nurses Rally at the State Capitol

Tuesday, May 2, 2006, 10:30 a.m. – Noon

Celebrate Nurses Week 2006 by calling on the New York State Legislature to enact laws that will improve working conditions and protect patients. Join nurses from NYSNA, 1199/SEIU Nurse Alliance of New York State, the Public Employees Federation, and NYSUT Health Care Professionals, as we speak with one, strong voice.

Transportation Update

Based on registration, NYSNA will provide free buses at the following locations:

• Brooklyn:
  Leaving from Grand Army Plaza (Eastern Parkway and Flatbush Avenue) at 6:00 a.m. Please be at the pickup location 15 minutes before departure.
• Bronx:
  Leaving from Grand Concourse (between 149th Street and 150th Street) at 7:00 a.m. Please be at the pickup location 15 minutes before departure.
• Manhattan:
  Leaving from Columbus Circle (Broadway and 60th Street) at 6:00 a.m. Please be at the pickup location 15 minutes before departure.

Breakfast and lunch included; buses will leave Albany at 2:00 p.m. promptly. Please call 888.551.3112, ext. 110
to register and reserve a seat.

With more than 34,000 members, NYSNA is the oldest and largest state nurses’ association in the nation. It is an influential union for RNs, representing nurses in New York and New Jersey. Offering a wide range of services to its members, NYSNA fosters high standards of nursing education and practice and works to advance the profession through legislative activity. It is a constituent of the American Nurses Association and of the United American Nurses, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.