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HHC nurses put patients before profits every day. That’s our mission — at the bedside and in the political process, too. And what we’ve been doing is working. We won significant victories this year to stop the for-profit takeover of New York hospitals. …

NYSNA nurses were all over the news receiving well-deserved recognition for our outstanding work during Hurricane Sandy and in its aftermath. New York City Councilmember Jessica Lappin sponsored a proclamation honoring the nurses of Coler-Goldwater …

Mayor Bloomberg and city officials shut down Labor and Delivery at North Central Bronx Hospital in August, and that terrible decision is hurting women across the Bronx. Nurses at Jacobi Hospital report that they are stretched to their limit. And women are …

There might not be a thing that would stop a New York City nurse from carrying out our mission – certainly not a hurricane. Last year when Hurricane Sandy came barreling up the East Coast, we were on the job. Thousands of NYSNA members live in the storm’s …

New online courses coming soon Online clinical courses, including certification review courses, will be available soon – at a reduced rate just for NYSNA members! Watch for notification about how to access the courses and receive CE. Some of the courses …

“We all face extraordinary challenges daily as we care for patients. Our union is becoming THE powerful voice of NY nurses, recognized by government and hospital CEOs. NYSNA is a work in progress. It needs the active input of members to improve our …

More than 100 nurses, patients, community leaders, and elected officials turned out for a NYSNA speak out in July to stop healthcare cuts in Harlem. Continuum, the company that runs St. Luke’s Hospital, used Hurricane Sandy as an excuse to eliminate …

New York healthcare is in crisis. Hospitals are closing units and some are even shutting their doors. Hospital administrators are forcing nurses to take on too many patients at once. In some hospitals, it’s getting to be a common sight to see patients …

No one needs to tell a New York nurse that healthcare is in crisis in our state. You experience it every day. Inadequate staffing. Service cuts. Units closed. Hospitals shut down. New Yorkers in need of care they can’t get. The consequences are shocking – …

Together, we have set an ambitious agenda to keep building a movement for respect for nurses and quality healthcare for all New Yorkers. We made important progress in 2013, but our fight is far from over. Corporate interests and their anti-union allies in …