[ Nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau voted by a majority to join
the New York State Nurses Association. The approximately 800 nurses at
South Nassau represent the last non-union facility in the entire Mount
Sinai health system. ]
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SOUTH NASSAU NURSES VOTE TO BECOME MEMBERS OF NEW YORK’S LARGEST
UNION OF REGISTERED NURSES  
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Kristi Barnes
January 13, 2023
New York State Nurses Association
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_ Nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau voted by a majority to join the
New York State Nurses Association. The approximately 800 nurses at
South Nassau represent the last non-union facility in the entire Mount
Sinai health system. _

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Last night, nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau voted by a majority to
join the New York State Nurses Association, the largest union and
professional association of registered nurses in New York State. The
approximately 800 nurses at South Nassau represent the last non-union
facility in the entire Mount Sinai health system.

NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN, BSN, CCRN, said: “The South Nassau
nurses worked for too long without a voice, without adequate
compensation, and without a seat at the table to improve care and
uplift standards at the hospital. When nurses are in unions, we find
standards rise and quality care increases. The nurses at South Nassau
have banded together to make their lives and their patients’ lives
better in the long run. We welcome them to the NYSNA family!”

On Tuesday, Nov. 22, a majority of nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau
on Long Island filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to
select NYSNA as their union representative. The NLRB scheduled the
union election for Jan. 12. The polls closed at 9:00 p.m.

The South Nassau nurses not only join NYSNA, but the strong and
growing labor movement on Long Island. Late last month, the Long
Island Federation of Labor sent a letter of support
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the nurses to South Nassau CEO Adhi Sharma, MD. Dozens of unions
signed onto the letter in solidarity. Despite the labor support, Mount
Sinai South Nassau administration engaged in an intense anti-union
campaign.

The organizing victory comes on the heels of the successful NYC nurse
strike, where NYSNA nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore
Medical Center went on strike for three days and achieved
groundbreaking tentative agreements that improved safe staffing levels
and enforcement, increased wages by approximately 19% over the
three-year contract period, protected healthcare benefits, and
improved pandemic health and safety and community benefits.

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The New York State Nurses Association represents more than 42,000
members in New York State. We are New York’s largest union and
professional association for registered nurses. NYSNA is an affiliate
of National Nurses United, AFL-CIO, the country's largest and
fastest-growing union and professional association of registered
nurses, with more than 225,000 members nationwide. For more
information, visit nysna.org.

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