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Celebrating our Accomplishments in the Long Road to Single Payer Healthcare in New York

November 01, 2023

While we still have a lot of work to do to make Single Payer a reality in New York State through the passage of the New York Health Act (NYHA), NYSNA has been working hard to achieve our goal.

Why Single Payer is Important for Healthcare Workers

November 01, 2023

My name is Tonia Bazel, RN, I work at Albany Medical Center’s Infectious Disease Unit and I introduced the single-payer resolution at the 2022 convention on behalf of the NYSNA single-payer committee.

NYSNA Joins NNU, RWJUH and Sen. Bernie Sanders at Congressional Hearing on Safe Staffing

October 27, 2023

Nurses from National Nurses United (NNU), NYSNA and the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) joined Sen.

Gracie Square Hospital Nurses Rally for a Fair Contract with Safe Staffing

Gracie Square Hospital Nurses Win New Contract!

September 22, 2023

Nurses at Gracie Square Hospital won a new contract this month with an overwhelming majority of nurses voting in favor of ratification. The new contract addresses two major issues for nurses—safe staffing and respectful wages.

NYSNA Leader Flandersia Jones with City Council Member Sandy Nurse

NYSNA Joins Push for Climate Justice Legislation in New York City

September 15, 2023

On Thursday, Sept. 14, and in the lead up to Climate Week in New York City, NYSNA was proud to join with labor unions and advocacy groups in front of City Hall to introduce a bill to accelerate the building of solar power on public buildings and on public land.

NYSNA Joins AFL-CIO’s SAG-AFTRA Day of Action

September 15, 2023

On Thursday, Sept. 14, NYSNA was proud to join the AFL-CIO’s Day of Action in Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA and WGA members on strike.

NYSNA Joins NNU, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Striking New Jersey Nurses at Safe Staffing Townhall

September 15, 2023

On Wednesday, Sept. 13, NYSNA, NNU, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Corey Booker and striking nurses at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital (RWJH) in New Jersey came together for a town hall on safe staffing and the employer-created nursing crisis.