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NYSNA Testimony offered at Hearing on Medicaid Program Efficacy

November 05, 2021

NYSNA’s Director of Public Policy Leon Bell recently testified before the New York State Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health. He spoke on behalf of NYSNA’s 40,000 registered nurses and the...

2021 General Election Endorsements

October 21, 2021

New York City

Citywide

Eric Adams – Mayor
Brad Lander – Comptroller
Jumaane Williams – Public Advocate

Manhattan

Alvin Bragg – Manhattan District Attorney
Mark Levine – Manhattan Borough President
Carli...

NYSNA Statewide 2021 Election Endorsements

October 11, 2021

New York City

Citywide

Eric Adams – Mayor
Brad Lander – Comptroller
Jumaane Williams – Public Advocate

Manhattan

Alvin Bragg – Manhattan District Attorney
Mark Levine – Manhattan Borough President
Carlina...

NYSNA Member Alicia Butler Delivers Impassioned Plea for Safe and Effective Staffing at Rikers Island

September 22, 2021

Days after a group of legislators toured Rikers Island and called conditions there inhumane, and after NYSNA member Alicia Butler testified before New York City Council, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the L...

Safe staffing bills signed into law!

June 21, 2021

We did it! After a long, hard-fought struggle, members and healthcare workers succeeded in getting landmark hospital and nursing home staffing legislation passed into state law.

On June 18, the...

NYSNA Endorses in NYC Mayoral Race

June 09, 2021

NYSNA is proud to announce our ranked-choice endorsement of Maya Wiley and Eric Adams for Mayor of the City of New York.

Maya for Mayor has a platform consistent with our values, including unbridled...

Breaking: Staffing Bills Land on the Governor’s Desk

June 07, 2021

After more than a decade of advocacy by NYSNA nurses and healthcare professionals, landmark staffing legislation for our hospitals and nursing homes has finally landed on the Governor’s desk ready to...