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Statement by Pat Kane, RN, Treasurer, New York State Nurses Association, on the Passage of the American Health Care Act by the House of Representatives

May 06, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2017 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, NYS Nurses Association, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 NEW YORK, NY — “The ‘Yes’ votes in the House of Representatives today, passing the American Health Care Act, constitute an appalling setback for the nation. This vote will go

Nurses and Healthcare Workers from Fresenius Medical Care hold Informational Picket

April 20, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2017 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, NYS Nurses Association, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 Mark Riley, 1199SEIU, mark.riley@1199.org, 212-603-1167 Strike Authorization Vote To Be Held In Conjunction with Informational Picket NEW YORK, NY — Nurses and Healthcare

Elected Leaders, Unions, Community-based Organizations, Patient Groups: Medicaid is Under Attack and We Must Fight Back

April 07, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 6, 2017Contact: Judy Wessler, The Coalition to Protect Medicaid, 917-208-0368 Carl Ginsburg, NYS Nurses Association, 917-405-1060 Anthony Feliciano, Commission on the Public’s Health System, 646-325-5317 NEW YORK , NY—While President Trump and the Republicans

Nurses and Healthcare Workers Urge Congress to Cancel Vote on Ruinous Health Bill Which Would Cause Suffering for Millions

March 24, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 24, 2017 Contact: NYSNA: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 1199SEIU: Mark Riley, mark.riley@1199.org, 347.637.0621 ‘Anti-American’ Health Care Act would annihilate healthcare for kids, seniors, working families and people with disabilities

Nurses at Westchester Medical Center Overwhelmingly Ratify a New Contract

January 05, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 5, 2017 Contact: Michael Galotti, mgalotti@kivvit.com, 914.584.2256 Andrew LaGuardia, 914.493.6532 WESTCHESTER — Registered nurses from the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla announced today that the nurses

Coalition of Patients, Caregivers and Supporters declare City Hospitals ‘Safe Havens of Care for All’

November 19, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2016 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 Labor and health advocates, immigrant rights groups reassure New Yorkers: public hospitals are “protected zones” NEW YORK — As a result of growing fears of discrimination against women and

Coalition: Help is needed now for Safety Net Hospitals that care for low-income patients

November 15, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2016 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 Community Groups, Elected Leaders, Labor and Health Advocates call for ‘Safety Net Hospitals’ to get Adequate Funding ‘Enhanced Safety Net Hospital’ Bill must become Law More than 15,000 signatures