TUESDAY, FEB. 25 AT 12 PM NOON: Albany Med Nurses to Make Major Announcement After First Full Day of Bargaining in the New Year

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 25 AT 12 PM NOON**

Contact:   Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489  
Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169

ALBANY MED NURSES TO MAKE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER FIRST FULL DAY OF BARGAINING IN THE NEW YEAR  

After Nurses Head Back to Negotiations with an Expired Contract, They Prepare to Make an Announcement on Progress and the Hospital Staffing Crisis

Albany, N.Y.– Nurses are heading back to the negotiating table on Monday, Feb. 24 for the second time in 2025. Their first negotiation session with the Albany Medical Center administration in the New Year was on Jan. 24, lasted only half a day, and saw very little progress. Nurses' contract expired on July 31, 2024, and they have been bargaining with a federal mediator since August 2024.  

Nurses have been fighting for a fair union contract with a comprehensive plan to recruit and retain nurses and ensure quality care for the community by including nurses in solving the staffing crisis at the hospital. NYSNA nurses are prepared to make a major announcement regarding the status of Albany Med’s staffing crisis and the progress of negotiations on Tuesday, Feb. 25.  

WHO: NYSNA nurses

WHAT: Press conference  

WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 25 at noon  

WHERE: Across the street from Albany Medical Center (43 New Scotland Ave)  

**Photo and video available upon request**  

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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.