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“Strike!” Notice By Nurses at Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital; Grossly Inadequate Resources to Fight Coronavirus and No Contract to Guarantee Safe Conditions Lead to Strike Vote

November 18, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | Carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Kristi Barnes | Kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW** “Strike!” Notice By Nurses at Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital; Grossly Inadequate Resources to Fight

NURSES AT ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER IN YONKERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST UNDERSTAFFING AND GROWING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

October 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | Kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Two Nurses Have Been Attacked and Injured at Work Yonkers, NY— Nurses at St. Joseph Medical Center are holding a speak out on Wednesday October 28 to demand action from hospital CEO Mike Spicer

Strike Authorization: Members of the NYS Nurses Association at Montefiore-New Rochelle Hospital overwhelmingly vote to authorize a strike

October 22, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 NYSNA calls on Montefiore Management to come to the table With a Fair Contract for the Nurses and for the Patients they serve New Rochelle, NY — The New York State Nurses Association announced

Albany Med Nurses sound alarm about PPE and Protocol Problems at the Hospital

October 18, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646.853.4489 Corey Ellis | corey.ellis@nysna.org | 518.526.4844 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY** With a COVID resurgence in the Capital District, nurses speak out about “disgusting” reused respirators and co

Media Advisory for Sunday, October 18: Albany Med Nurses sound alarm about PPE and protocol problems at the Hospital

October 16, 2020

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: October 16, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646.853.4489 Corey Ellis | corey.ellis@nysna.org | 518.526.4844 With a COVID resurgence in the Capital District, nurses speak out about “disgusting” reused respirators and co-mingled hallway patients Albany

Media Advisory for Tomorrow Nurses, Elected Officials and Local Leaders demand answers from Montefiore after refusing to re-open Mother-Baby Unit at New Rochelle Hospital

October 06, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | Kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646.853.4489 Anne Songcayauon | Anne.Songcayauon@nysna.org | 917.226.8570 Patient Forced to Give Birth in Emergency Department Due to Shuttered Mother-Baby Unit Closed Unit Triggers Staffing Exodus from

Statement from the New York State Nurses Association on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death

September 23, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : September 2 3 , 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646 .853.4489 New York — NYSNA is saddened by the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a trailblazer for equal rights. Her legacy of advocating for equal status under the law for women and men