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Video: ‘Rolling Over Racism’

October 23, 2015

NYSNA RNs held a road trip, “Rolling Over Racism,” on the evening of October 23 outside the offices of Interim Healthcare in Nanuet, NY, to speak out against the company and a racist classified ad it...

Caring for All New Yorkers

October 23, 2015

Caring for All New Yorkers – that was the theme of NYSNA’s 2015 Convention. And we turned that mission into action. We rallied with the community against the “bomb trains” filled with unstable...

You’re Invited: Medicare Turns 50!

July 15, 2015

On Thursday, July 30, 2015, Medicare turns 50 years old. Join NYSNA, as we celebrate Medicare’s first 50 years, and commit to strengthening, protecting and expanding Medicare for decades to come.

We...

Board approves establishment of Committee for Social Justice and Civil Rights

July 06, 2015

The murders of nine African-American worshippers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston is the latest in a long, ugly trail of intolerance, injustice, and death that has...

Why Nurses Should Oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership

May 14, 2015

h/t ExposeTheTPP.org

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the latest free trade agreement being negotiated by the United States, and it will be the largest — involving 11 countries and about 40% of...

Donations and assistance sought for Nepal earthquake victims

April 27, 2015

With more than 8 million people displaced, and a death toll now exceeding 6,000, conditions in Nepal in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake continue to deteriorate. NYSNA urges members to...

Powerful video echos NYSNA’s stand on public health

April 02, 2015

NYSNA Second Vice President Marva Wade, RN, shares her observations on a recent online video featuring Harry Smith, a 91-year-old war veteran speaking to the Labour Party Conference delegates with a...