NYSNA NURSES AT ONEIDA HEALTH HOSPITAL SPEAK OUT AND DEMAND A FAIR CONTRACT
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WED., JAN. 22 AT 11 AM**
Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169
Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org| 646-853-4489
NYSNA NURSES AT ONEIDA HEALTH HOSPITAL SPEAK OUT AND DEMAND A FAIR CONTRACT
Nurses hold a rescheduled speak-out and continue their fight for a contract with enforceable safe staffing standards, a plan to retain experienced nurses, and respectful wages and benefits.
Oneida, N.Y.– On Wednesday, Jan. 22, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses at Oneida Health Hospital will hold a speak-out to demand that management negotiate and settle a fair contract with safe staffing and a real plan to retain nurses for safe patient care. This speak-out is rescheduled from Jan. 8.
On Dec. 30, the day before their contract expired, hospital management abruptly offered a disrespectful so-called ‘final offer.’ In response, nurses marched on the CEO the following morning. Nurses are demanding clear, enforceable safe staffing standards, to comply with New York state law, and wages and benefits that would keep nurses at the bedside.
WHO: Dozens of NYSNA nurses and community allies, including Central New York Area Labor Federation President Ann Marie Taliercio
WHAT: Oneida nurses and allies speak out for safe staffing and a fair contract
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan., 22 at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Genessee St. and Seneca St.
**Photos and video available on request.**
For months, nurses at Oneida have been fighting for a contract that will help them provide the safe, quality patient care the community deserves. NYSNA nurses are speaking out to demand that hospital administrators follow the staffing law and invest in recruiting and retaining more nurses for safe, quality care.��
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The New York State Nurses Association represents more than 42,000 members in New York State. We are New York’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses. NYSNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United, AFL-CIO, the country's largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses, with more than 225,000 members nationwide.