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How New York Nurses Fight for a Healthy Planet NYSNA has been on the frontlines of the climate justice movement since our members acted heroically in the face of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. They safely evacuated hundreds of patients, and resumed quality …

New York’s public hospitals care for all New Yorkers, and they are the frontline of our defense against infectious diseases, like COVID-19. It’s nurses’ mission to take care of all patients.   But from Buffalo to Westchester to New York City, our public …

Healthcare for All Nationally, we endorse a universal, single-payer Medicare for All system that ensures access to high-quality care for everyone. A nationwide, publicly funded single-payer system would replace private, corporate health insurance by …

In urban and rural areas across New York, hospitals continue to propose closing or cutting services.   Since 2000, more than 30 hospitals have closed across our state. NYSNA is committed to stopping these closures by organizing comprehensive and strategic …

More nurses = better care, but healthcare facilities continue to hire and retain too few nurses to provide safe, quality care at all times. That’s why nurses and healthcare workers advocated and won groundbreaking staffing legislation in 2021 to establish …

Income inequality in our nation is at an all-time high. The attack on workers’ rights and labor unions has driven union density to an all-time low. Never has it been more important to work together with our union siblings to fight for fairness and …

In facilities across New York State, NYSNA members have come together and won contracts that set safe staffing ratios, quality care conditions, and professional pay and benefits. Some employers want to cut the standards we’ve fought so hard to win. That’s …