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Private sector nurses from more than a dozen hospitals across New York City are continuing to build a coordinated contract campaign to defend nursing practice and protect quality patient care. Contracts are expiring soon, and while nurses in each hospital …

We all pay sales tax – on everything from school supplies to SUVs. But missing in this revenue raising routine is a sales tax on financial transactions – trading in stocks, bonds, and derivatives. As both a matter of fairness to all taxpayers and to raise …

“We’re defying expectations,” says Sharon Bedford about the reprieve that will keep Interfaith Medical Center in central Brooklyn open through March 2015 while our coalition pursues a lasting solution to the hospital’s chronic underfunding. Sharon is an …

Labor activists share experience and inspiration at the Labor Notes conference For 35 years, Labor Notes has been helping workers “put the movement back in the labor movement.” Through conferences and workshops, printed and online materials, the …

When Pete Seeger died in late January, the labor movement lost a powerful voice for workers’ rights. Pete participated in countless rallies and protests over several decades of activism, bringing his songs of rebellion and hope to the fight for social …

Nursing is about delivering high-quality care to patients. It’s the oath we take, and the promise we keep to those entrusted to our care every day on the job. We hold ourselves to high standards, and so does the public. As a way to preserve quality care, …

Olean RNs win new contract In a major victory for nurses and patients alike, RNs at Olean General Hospital won a new contract in April that includes safe staffing guidelines. Negotiations were tough and lasted for 17 months, but RNs stayed united – …

On July 4th we celebrate the 248th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The document put forward that “all men (sic) are created equal” and endowed with the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Things were …

Hundreds of NYSNA members were joined by nurses and other healthcare providers from four unions in Albany on May 20 to let elected leaders know that nurses statewide agree: safe staffing saves lives. Our unprecedented show of solidarity at last month’s …

Poverty is all around us. It reaches into some of our own lives. We see it in parents with inadequate retirements, in debts from healthcare and student loans, and as a result of mortgages in excess of housing values. Here in New York State, results are …