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NYSNA nurses joined with healthcare workers and NYC Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams, outside The Brooklyn Hospital Center to highlight the

On Thursday, June 4, nurses gathered in our cars with our union sisters and brothers in the Transport Workers Union (TWU) to honor the life of Nelson Rivera. Many RNs got to know Nelson in the aftermath of Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria.

On Wednesday, June 3, the NYC Health+Hospitals/Mayorals Executive Council passed a resolution condemning the murder of George Floyd.

Statement by the NYSNA Board of Directors

Adopted May 30, 2020

Millions of Americans have watched in horror the video footage of Minneapolis police officers killing George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, while he lay handcuffed on the ground.

Nurses have been on the frontlines in this crisis. We’ve seen firsthand just how deadly COVID-19 can be.

While we’re relieved to see hospitalizations declining in many parts of the state, this does not mean the COVID-19 crisis is over or that it is safe to reopen.