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Nurses Hail New Protections Against Mandatory Overtime

June 06, 2022

For Immediate Release: June 6, 2022 Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Nurses from the New York State Nurses Association, 1199SEIU, CSEA, NYSUT, CWA District 1 and UFT applaud the state legislature for passing bills to curb the abuse of mandatory overtime A trio of bills passed

Nurses mourn schoolchildren and teachers murdered in Texas, say lack of gun control laws clearly threatens public health

May 25, 2022

For immediate release: May 25, 2022 Contact: press@nysna.org, press@NationalNursesUnited.org As we witness yet another mass shooting, this one taking the lives of at least 19 children and two teachers at a school in Uvalde, Texas, the registered nurses of National Nurses United (NNU) and New York

Nurses and Healthcare Workers Speak Out Against Hospital Unit Closures at Garnet Health Medical Center-Catskills

May 24, 2022

For Immediate Release: May 24, 2022 Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, TUESDAY, MAY 24** Harris, N.Y.– New York State Nurses Association nurses and 1199SEIU healthcare workers who work at Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills, Harris Campus will

NYSNA Healthcare Professionals at CVPH Ratify New Contract

May 19, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2022 CONTACT: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 A Supermajority of Members Approve New Contract with Retention of Excellent Healthcare Coverage in the NYSNA Benefit Fund, Significant Wage Increases and Retention Bonuses, COVID-19 Health and Safety

NYSNA Healthcare Professionals Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with CVPH

May 13, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2022 CONTACT: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 New Contract to Include Retention of Excellent Healthcare Coverage in NYSNA Benefit Fund, Significant Wage Increases and Retention Bonuses, COVID-19 Health and Safety Demands and Expanded Staffing

CVPH Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize a Strike

May 05, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2022 CONTACT: Kristi Barnes, press@nysna.org, 646-853-4489 More than 90% of CVPH-NYSNA members vote “yes” for strike authorization Plattsburgh, N.Y.– After two years of deteriorating patient care conditions and difficult contract negotiations, NYSNA healthcare

NYSNA Nurses Win New Contract at MVHS St. Elizabeth Medical Center Settle that Includes Wage Increases to Recruit and Retain More Nurses for Safe Staffing

May 02, 2022

For Immediate Release: Monday, May 2, 2022 Contact: Kristi Barnes, press@nysna.org, 646-853-4489 Utica - New York State Nurses Association nurses and Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) management at St. Elizabeth Medical Center reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. The contract includes