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On August 3rd, the DOH launched the health care worker bonus program (HCWB) that was won and budgeted for in the 2022-2023 NYS budget. Nurses and frontline healthcare workers who are eligible will soon be given paperwork by their employers and receive …

Hundreds of members gathered in New York City on Aug. 18 to rally, strategize, and kick off a contract campaign for approximately 30,000 NYSNA nurses in New York City and upstate who have union contracts expiring on Dec. 21, 2022 or in early 2023.   NYSNA …

NYSNA nurses have been sending their support and solidarity with our union siblings at the Minnesota Nurses Association. Over 15,000 Minnesota nurses across 15 hospitals held a three-day strike beginning September 12 to demand safe staffing, strong nurse …

Nurses at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie have been fighting for a new three-year contract. On August 12, nurses finally won and ratified a new contract that helps recruit and retain nurses. The breakthrough came as nurses tirelessly …

Westchester Medical Center nurses are the backbone of public health in Westchester County and beyond — providing lifesaving care to a six-county area. However, Westchester Medical Center is not retaining frontline nurses and is failing to hire enough …

Our ability to strengthen our public health infrastructure, our social safety net, and take action to support frontline workers depends on electing candidates who support nurses, healthcare professionals, and our communities. As a statewide union of …

Nurses know that ICU safe staffing can’t wait! The NYS Department of Health (DOH) was supposed to enact an ICU safe staffing regulation back in January, 2022 as part of NYSNA’s safe staffing legislative victory in 2021, but they are still dragging their …

NYSNA and National Nurses United (NNU) announced on October 20 that the New York nurses have overwhelmingly voted to affiliate with NNU, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States, to mutually grow and …

 01-24 Update! After a successful three-day strike, nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore have won and ratified historic contracts that include enforceable nurse-to-patient staffing ratios with expedited arbitration and potential financial …

Since the primary season, NYSNA members have been mobilizing to elect leaders who will fight for nurses, healthcare professionals, our patients and working families in 2022 and beyond. Team NYSNA turned out – over 100 members knocked on nearly 10,000 …