With 35 years of nursing experience, including public health administration, Diane Dwire, RN and retired NYNSA member, was an outstanding participant at the first of six public hearings being held by the Assembly Committee on Health, chaired by Assemblymember Richard Gott
For our next lobby day, Tuesday, May 20, we’re joining with fellow healthcare unions from across the state, including PEF, CSEA, CWA and 1199SEIU, to lobby for safe staffing and against workplace violence.
A dangerous last-minute budget proposal from the governor's office would amend the Nurse Practice Act to deregulate the practice of nursing — and open the door wider to corporate-driven healthcare institutions who want to replace skilled nurses with underpaid and untrained workers.