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For Immediate Release : 9/6/2021 GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL ANNOUNCES DESIGNATION OF COVID-19 AS AN AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASE UNDER NEW YORK STATE'S HERO ACT Designation by State Department of Health Requires All Employers to Implement …

Days after a group of legislators toured Rikers Island and called conditions there inhumane, and after NYSNA member Alicia Butler testified before New York City Council, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Less Is More Community Supervision and Revocation Reform …

New York City Citywide Eric Adams – Mayor  Brad Lander – Comptroller  Jumaane Williams – Public Advocate Manhattan Alvin Bragg – Manhattan District Attorney Mark Levine – Manhattan Borough President Carlina Rivera – City Council District 2 Erik Bottcher - …

UPDATE: August 25, 2022 - Please note that ALL 2022 Medical Mission Trips are now closed . Visit the Disaster Relief page to find the  2023 NYRN Medical Mission  calendar for new dates and online registrations. NYSNA and the New York Relief Network (NYRN) …

On Wednesday, October 27, NYSNA members, staff, and invited guests joined our NYSNA 2021 Delegate Convention . This was our first hybrid convention, which allowed hundreds of members across the state to gather safely and engage remotely. Together, we were …

NYSNA’s Director of Public Policy Leon Bell recently testified before the New York State Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health. He spoke on behalf of NYSNA’s 40,000 registered nurses and the communities they represent. Bell shared our union’s …

Across the country, nurses have spoken out about the challenges of providing care in the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve urged health systems to provide more resources to care for patients, including hiring more nurses to address staffing shortages. In …

NYSNA joins national healthcare unions to demand that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue permanent COVID-19 protections for healthcare workers. After OSHA dropped temporary health and safety standards …

Related Materials New: Joint Union Staffing Committee Principles/Ground Rules Unity was everywhere as NYSNA was joined by 1199SEIU, CWA, DC 37, PEF leaders and more than 500 participants in the first Multi-Union Steering Committee Symposium on January 28. …