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Apply for the 2020 Secor Scholarship today!
The Secor Scholarship Fund, established in 2007, is made possible by a generous bequest by long-time NYSNA member Jane Secor, PhD, RN. Dr. Secor stipulated that the endowment be used for furthering nursing education. Two scholarships are awarded annually: …
Olean RNs Win Safe Staffing Guidelines in New Contract!
NYSNA RNs won a game-changing victory for patients a Olean General Hospital this week: a fair contract with safe staffing guidelines. Nurse fought hard and stayed united for patient care during 17 months of difficult negotiations -- during which time we …
NYSNA President Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN to Speak on the Need for Healthcare for All
Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN, President of NYSNA, will speak Tuesday at a panel on “Labor and the ACA: Problems, Threats, and the Road Forward.” The event is sponsored by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), our ally in the campaign to win …
HHC Nurses to speak out for quality patient care
On Wednesday, HHC nurses are speaking out for public hospitals and quality patient care. No one is ever turned away from NYC’s HHC hospitals – regardless of income, immigration status, or ability to pay. Our HHC system is powered by the care of 8,000 …
At 10 speak-outs, RNs say why HHC is vital to NYC
HHC is our city’s healthcare lifeline. And our hospitals are powered by the care of NYSNA nurses. That was the message we brought to New Yorkers today at 10 speak-outs held across the city — at Bellevue, Harlem, Metropolitan, Queens, Elmhurst, Jacobi, …
‘Patients are commodified,’ NYSNA President warns
On the periphery of NYC's Union Square this week, a meeting convened by Physicians for a National Health Program, dubbed "Labor and the ACA: Problems, Threats, and the Road Forward," filled the conference room with committed advocates of single payer – …
Join us to lobby on May 20, 2014
For our next lobby day, Tuesday, May 20, we’re joining with fellow healthcare unions from across the state, including PEF , CSEA , CWA and 1199SEIU , to lobby for safe staffing and against workplace violence. We’ve added workplace violence to our lobby …
Labor welcomes Bellevue RNs
Before she was a nurse, Christine Walthers was a professional actress on and off Broadway. So when she wrapped up a recent speech with her own rendition of "You Raise Me Up," she brought the assembled group of Capital District union members to their feet. …
Anne Bové, RN, Inducted into Hunter College Hall of Fame
The Hunter College Alumni Association Board inducted NYSNA’s HHC Executive Council President Anne Bové, RN into the Hunter College Hall of Fame last week. Hunter has a history of great achievement – educating many of our nation's leaders and …
Inter-regional Meetings Happening this Spring
Will we see you and your fellow nurses for your upcoming NYSNA Inter-regional Meeting ? Events are happening in all five boroughs, as well as in the Westchester/Rockland and Long Island regions. Inter-regional Meeting scheduled for May and June include: …