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Overwhelming Vote by Capital Region RNs to Authorize Strike at Nathan Littauer Hospital and Ellis Medicine

June 19, 2015

For Immediate Release: June 19, 2015 Not Enough Nurses and Caregivers for Safe Patient Care at Nathan Littauer Hospital and Ellis Medicine CAPITAL REGION, NY – As calls to increase numbers of registered nurses at Capital Region area hospitals grow louder -- by the public, elected officials, public

NYC Hospital Alliance and NYSNA Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

June 18, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2015 With the assistance of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a tentative agreement was reached today between the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the union that represents 37,000 nurses statewide, and the NYC Hospital Alliance, which

Thousands of Registered Nurses in Info Picketing at Hospitals Across NYC; Citing Staffing Crisis, Not Enough RNs and Caregivers To Do the Job For Safe Patient Care

April 16, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2015 (NEW YORK CITY) — After months of negotiations, thousands of NYC’s registered nurses from 14 citywide hospitals took their fight for patient care and safe staffing levels to the community on Thursday with a day-long citywide informational picket. Thousands of

Public Hospital Dialysis Patients Win an Important Vote Against For-Profits and Privatization

February 01, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2015 (NEW YORK, NY) — The Committee on Establishment and Project Review failed today to win enough votes to recommend the application of Big Apple Dialysis Management, LLC to proceed in its takeover of four chronic dialysis clinics in the public hospital system run

Bellevue Nurses Vote 92-18 to Join New York State Nurses Association

December 05, 2013

Contact: Dan Lutz, dan.lutz@nysna.org, 347-835-3429 (c) Schenectady, Wednesday, Dec. 4 – In a strong vote of confidence for a re-energized nurses union, Bellevue Woman’s Center nurses voted 92 to 18 to join the New York State Nurses Association, New York’s largest union and professional association

Nurses to Picket for Safe Patient Care at Nyack Hospital

December 02, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2013 CONTACT: Jesse Myerson, Jesse.Myerson@nysna.org, 347.688.0241 NURSES TO PICKET FOR SAFE PATIENT CARE AT NYACK HOSPITAL Nyack – Nurses at Nyack Hospital are being forced to take on 9, 10, or more patients at a time - that's not safe for our patients. At Noon on

Nyack RNs Rally for Safe Staffing: Call on Management to Provide Conditions for High Quality Patient Care