On Oct. 29-30, NYSNA nurses and healthcare professionals from across the state gathered in Saratoga Springs to organize, learn and empower. This year’s theme was “We Are Unstoppable: Building Nurse Power for our Patients, Profession and Future.” Together NYSNA members reflected on some of the biggest wins of 2024 — from contract victories and arbitration awards to political wins and the protection of vital community health services — and planned for another year of victories. Across the state, NYSNA nurses and healthcare workers raised the bar for healthcare worker standards and patient safety, showing that together anything is possible.
NYSNA nurses at Albany Medical Center continue their fight to protect safe, quality patient care in the capital region — but at every turn, their employer stonewalls them by engaging in anti-union, unlawful behavior. Now, with the Albany Med administration silencing outspoken nurse advocates and bringing bargaining details into the public domain, nurses are holding strong and pushing back.
Last month, NYSNA released our major report on safe staffing. It was the first comprehensive look at nurse staffing in the state since the COVID-19 pandemic and since the New York state staffing laws, which we advocated for, passed in 2021.
Happy new year to all our members and their families! The new year is always a time when I like to reflect on past years and on new beginnings. This year, I am reflecting on where I was approximately two years ago.
