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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 16: Violence at a peak at health facilities inside Rikers: Rally & Press Conference Advocating for Health, Safety & Patient Care

August 16, 2021

New York - Every day healthcare workers reporting to work at Rikers confront mayhem and violence from inmates, who are detained in substandard conditions. At such a critical time for New York City, we must ensure that all frontline healthcare workers delivering care to prisoners are protected

NYS Nurses Association calls for urgent attention to ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the wake of Governor Cuomo’s resignation

August 11, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 11, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 New York- Nurses and healthcare professionals are looking forward to having Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul lead as the next and first female

Frontline Healthcare Workers to join Brooklyn Bridge March to Remember on COVID Day of Action and Awareness

August 07, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 7, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Brooklyn and New York, NY – NYSNA nurses and healthcare professionals will gather to honor their fallen colleagues and patients and to call for life-saving investment and stronger workplace safety

NYSNA Statement: On the Passing of AFL_CIO President Richard Trumka

August 06, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 5, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 “NYSNA joins our union sisters and brothers in mourning the sudden death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. The son and grandson of coal miners, he spent his last few months fighting for the PRO

NYSNA Statement: On Attorney General James’ report into sexual harassment allegations against Governor Cuomo

August 06, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 5, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 “As a union of mostly women, NYSNA was dismayed to read the detailed and impartial findings in the Attorney General’s report on Governor Cuomo’s conduct. We believe women, and we believe the actions

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 28: An Urgent Call to Action at Elmhurst Hospital/Mount Sinai in Queens

August 02, 2021

Contact: Carl Ginsburg | 917.405.1060 | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org MIDWIVES WALK ON INFORMATIONAL PICKET LINE - DEMANDING A FAIR CONTRACT THIS COMES AFTER ONLY ONE PAY RAISE IN MORE THAN A DECADE AND MAXIMUM OVERTIME SCHEDULES THEY WORKED NON-STOP DURING COVID - THEY DESERVE BETTER New York, NY —

Statement of the NYS Nurses Association on Mandatory Vaccination

July 21, 2021

Drawing upon their experience on the frontlines battling the virus, NYSNA, representing more than 42,000 registered nurses across New York state, restated support for the recommendation for vaccination as vital, but underscored that it is not the only piece of the puzzle to end COVID-19.