NYSNA stands in solidarity with the courageous teachers striking in Colorado and Arizona today. As nurses, we applaud them for taking a stand for their students. Decades of attacks on education and the public sector have created an incredible movement for justice.
On Tuesday, JetBlue flight attendants voted 2,661 to 1,387 in favor of joining TWU, a huge victory for labor! NYSNA stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in their fight for collective-bargaining rights.
Thousands of teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky protested cuts in pay, benefits and school funding on Monday, walking off the job and descending upon the halls of power in their state capitals. NYSNA President, Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN shared these words:
NYSNA stands with our sister and brother teachers who are on strike over affordable healthcare in Jersey City. Education and healthcare are two areas that should always be driven by need, no profit. We salute those educators that are standing up and offer our solidarity.
We stand together with our 1,400 union brothers and sisters at the Communication Workers of America (CWA), who are on strike in West Virginia fighting for fairer contracts and better treatment.
Hats off to the rank-and-file teachers of AFT-West Virginia. Despite a number of mixed messages from elected leaders, you held the line and you won! You have been an inspiration to all of us across the country.