PRESS ADVISORY: Syosset Hospital/Northwell Health Nurses to Picket Monday, Aug 29

For immediate release: Aug. 25, 2022 
Media Contact: Anna Bakalis, NYSNA Communications Director, 917-239-6373 

PRESS ADVISORY: Syosset Hospital/Northwell Health Nurses to Picket Monday, Aug 29 

WHAT:  More than 150 nurses and allies are expected to protest outside Syosset Hospital to demand a fair contract from their employer, Northwell Health, that includes safe staffing levels, fair wages and quality and affordable retiree healthcare.  

NYSNA nurses at Syosset Hospital/Northwell Health join the over 30,000 NYSNA members who will be bargaining contracts for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses are bargaining for improved patient care, including safer staffing levels, better pay and working conditions to recruit and retain nurses.  

WHO:  Nurses, elected officials, community members and patient care advocates. One-on-one media interviews with nurses, elected leaders and allies. 

WHERE:  Syosset Hospital/Northwell Health, 221 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset, NY, 11791  

WHEN:  Monday, August 29 

PICKET TIME:  11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 

SPEAKER PROGRAM: 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. 

VISUALS:  Nurses chanting and marching with signs in front of the hospital.  

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The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) represents more than 42,000 members in New York State. We are New York’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses. For more information, visit nysna.org.