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Ninety nurses are on strike for safe staffing and against illegal employer practices at East Harlem's Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center.   Maria Elizabeth Dimaano, RN, works the night shift at TCC, covering her unit with just one other nurse:  "We …

Tens of thousands of people are planning to join the People’s Climate March in Manhattan on Sunday, September 21. NYSNA will be there. Hurricane Sandy showed us a glimpse of the future, and it was scary. Four hospitals were shut down for months. Patients …

During Tuesday’s Primary Election, RNs hit the streets to campaign for the state legislative candidates who can best represent frontline nurses and our patients. Our hard work proved successful – when the ballots were counted, the majority of candidates …

More than 140 NYSNA nurses and supporters marched with homemade signs in front of Gloversville's Nathan Littauer Hospital this week. Our message: management needs to work with us to make sure our hospital is the best place to work and receive care. "We're …

NYSNA nurses are joining up with other union caregivers and lawmakers for a Healthy Bronx. On Friday morning, we joined Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., Doctors Council-SEIU, the Committee of Interns and Residents–SEIU, and NYC Central Labor …

Franklin Hospital RNs are speaking up for Safe Staffing. And our Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages is standing with us.   Hospital executives are trying to eliminate staffing guidelines and safe patient handling policies from our contract. “Our patients get …

LICH patients, nurses, caregivers, community members, and ​elected leaders came together today to speak out in support of bringing back lifesaving ambulance services to the Cobble Hill emergency room. "We've been fighting for more than 18 months to save …

After months of frustrating contract negotiation sessions for the RNs and Professional Healthcare Staff of Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk, we took our concerns for patient care to the picket line on Thursday, Sept. 25.   “We want our community to …

Beloved NYSNA nurse Adrienne Marie Wentworth passed away on September 26, 2014 at the age of 29. Adrienne was an active nurse leader at AO Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, and was much loved by her patients and colleagues alike. She is survived by her …

Capital Region NYSNA RNs from Nathan Littauer Hospital, Ellis Medicine, and Bellevue Woman's Center will rally simultaneously for a fair contract for patient care at a multi-facility informational picket planned for Wed., Oct. 8 from 2 pm to 6:30 pm. …