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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY AT NOON - One Year Later: Tribute to Nurse Freda Ocran at Jacobi Medical Center

March 28, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 Freda Died of COVID - Her Work Spoke to the Urgent Need for Healthcare Justice Bronx, NY - Freda Ocran, RN, mother of three and spouse of Joseph Ocran, also a nurse, was one of the first members of

Statement of New York State Nurses Association in support of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders and against the racist terror aimed at them

March 18, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646.853.4489 New York - “The killings of six Asian women yesterday in the Atlanta area added to the grief—and terror—Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are suffering nationwide. In the last year, since the

#LaborStrong2021 Coalition Representing 362,000 Essential Workers Endorses 31 Candidates for NY City Council

January 27, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Coalition of Five Major Unions Commits to Go ‘All Out’ to Elect a Pro-Worker Majority in the City Council New York – In a show of citywide political force, the #LaborStrong2021 coalition

Unions representing 362,000 essential workers will endorse together for a Pro-Worker NYC Council Majority

December 15, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 As #LaborStrong2021, a group of five unions will endorse at least 26 candidates for NYC Council New York - Five unions representing some 362,000 essential workers who have been on the

Statement from the New York State Nurses Association regarding the death of Héctor Figueroa

July 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2019 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 New York, NY - People from New York to Florida, and in Puerto Rico, and every place where workers’ rights and social justice are sought, mourn the death of Héctor Figueroa, who passed away last night

NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES HISTORIC MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT

July 18, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELESEASE: JULY 18, 2018 Contact: Laura Montross |Email: lmontross@kivvit.com | 212-929-0669 NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES HISTORIC MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF NEW YORK AFFECTING OVER 1,600 PUBLIC HOSPITAL NURSES

MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Code Blue Healthcare Rally’: March 14

March 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2018 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 ‘Code Blue Healthcare Rally’: Members of the NYS Nurses Association, Healthcare Stakeholders, Members of Other Unions and Elected Leaders join together to say ‘enough is enough when it comes to