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New York’s Largest Nurses Union applauds Governer’s action to convene state Wage Board to consider wages for fast food workers

May 07, 2015

‘After all, decent pay is critical to the improved health of our New York workforce’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2015 NEW YORK, NY – The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), today, released a statement applauding NY Governor Andrew Cuomo for his action to convene the state’s wage board

Bronx Nurses Threatened and Removed from Hospital Over Safe Staffing

May 07, 2015

For Immediate Release: May 7, 2015 (Bronx, NY) -- Registered Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center’s Weiler Hospital in the Bronx were threatened with arrest and escorted out of the hospital today after speaking out about staffing shortages. The nurses, who are members of the New York State Nurses

Thousands of Registered Nurses in Info Picketing at Hospitals Across NYC; Citing Staffing Crisis, Not Enough RNs and Caregivers To Do the Job For Safe Patient Care

April 16, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2015 (NEW YORK CITY) — After months of negotiations, thousands of NYC’s registered nurses from 14 citywide hospitals took their fight for patient care and safe staffing levels to the community on Thursday with a day-long citywide informational picket. Thousands of

Public Hospital Dialysis Patients Win an Important Vote Against For-Profits and Privatization

February 01, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2015 (NEW YORK, NY) — The Committee on Establishment and Project Review failed today to win enough votes to recommend the application of Big Apple Dialysis Management, LLC to proceed in its takeover of four chronic dialysis clinics in the public hospital system run

NYSNA Statement on NYU Abandoning Brooklyn Patients

September 19, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 NYSNA nurses at LICH, alongside 1199SEIU caregivers, doctors, patients and elected leaders, have fought tirelessly for two years to protect care for their patients -- even getting arrested to keep our beloved hospital open for care. Instead of welcoming

Full-Service Hospital Bidder Begins Negotiations with SUNY to Take Over LICH

April 03, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 03, 2014 Contact: NYSNA - Eliza Bates, 917-565-2976, eliza.bates@nysna.org 1199SEIU - Amanda Torres Price, 917-886-9311, amandatorresprice@1199.org (New York, NY) SUNY announced today that they will enter into negotiations on transferring ownership of LICH to

Public Hospital Dialysis Patients Win On Quality Care; For-Profit Chain Set Back

March 20, 2014

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, 917-405-1060 (New York, NY) The state has removed the application of Big Apple Dialysis Management, LLC from the agenda of the scheduled March 27 th meeting of the NYS Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning