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Governor Cuomo issues Executive Order to address critical shortages in fight against COVID-19; Nurses hail action

April 07, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 New York, NY – After weeks of urgent requests by NYSNA nurses and other healthcare workers to fill a void left by President Trump's inaction to address the public health crisis created by COVID-19

NYS Nurses Association urges the Federal and State government to issue emergency temporary standards to control Coronavirus

March 06, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 New York State Nurses Association urges the Federal and State government to issue emergency temporary standards to control Coronavirus New York, NY – In the face of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Statement from the NYS Nurses Association regarding recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

January 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 NURSES REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS, INCLUDING THOSE EXCLUDED BY U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING New York, NY – The New York State Nurses Association, a union of 43,000 front line nurses

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

RNs oppose Department of Homeland Security proposed public charge regulations

December 12, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2018 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 347.504.2701 New York, NY — Frontline nurses of the New York State Nurses Association, the oldest union and organization of RNs in the nation, are forthright in their commitment to providing vital healthcare to

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

Letter to the New York State Congressional Delegation:

January 29, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2018 CONTACT: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | (917) 405-1060 To the New York State Congressional Delegation: As you know, our coalion of New York State consumers, health care and human service workers, providers and insurers has been paying close