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NYSNA Joins National Healthcare Unions to Demand Permanent OSHA Protections for Healthcare Workers Against COVID-19

January 05, 2022

NYSNA joins national healthcare unions to demand that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue permanent COVID-19 protections for healthcare workers. After OSHA dropped temporary health and safety standa

Collages of nurses speaking out at various private sector hospitals

Rolling Actions Highlight Dangerously Low Frontline Staffing

December 09, 2021

Across the country, nurses have spoken out about the challenges of providing care in the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve urged health systems to provide more resources to care for patients, including hiring more nurses to address staffing shortages.

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 communities they represent.

Buffalo Members Rally in Support of CWA Healthcare Workers Fight

November 05, 2021

NYSNA nurses and healthcare workers have expressed tremendous solidarity with our union siblings at Mercy Hospital, who were on strike for nearly a month in October 2021.

2021 Delegate Convention a success!

November 01, 2021

On Wednesday, October 27, NYSNA members, staff, and invited guests joined our NYSNA 2021 Delegate Convention. This was our first hybrid convention, which allowed hundreds of members across the state to gather safely and engage remotely.