(CARMEL, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses at Northwell Health/Putnam Hospital held an informational picket on Thursday (November 12th) to call for a fair Union contract that includes enforceable Safe Staffing Standards.

The previous contract expired on December 31st, 2025 - and since then, Nurses have been bargaining for a new contract that prioritizes enforceable Safe Staffing Standards in order to protect safe, quality patient care in Putnam County.

At the same time, Northwell Administrators are pushing for Nurse-to-patient ratios that make it harder for Nurses to deliver the level of care Putnam County residents deserve.

The Yonkers Times reported Northwell administrators have submitted staffing plans to the New York State Department of Health that include Nurse-to-patient ratios that would make it harder for Nurses to deliver that level of care. 

As many as 100 Nurses and their allies came out for the informational picket that was conducted in front of the Hospital.

The Nurses marched and chanted with signs and spoke out for safe staffing and a fair contract.

Northwell has repeatedly ignored Nurses’ input in establishing and maintaining staffing guidelines that ensure safe staffing and better patient outcomes.

They also refuse to include any language in the contract that would allow Nurses to hold Hospital Administrators accountable when Units are understaffed.

Nurses say that as the largest private employer in New York, and one of the wealthiest Health Care Systems, Northwell Health can afford to staff the Hospital safely and include enforceable Staffing Standards for Putnam Hospital in writing.  

For More On This Labor News Report, Go To: NYSNA Members at Northwell Health/Putnam Hold Informational Picket to Demand Safe Staffing and Fair Union Contract | Yonkers Times

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