Vote clears path for NYSNA to join National Nurses United

The New York State Nurses Association will affiliate with National Nurses United, expanding the ranks of the country’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses to about 225,000 nationwide.

Ninety-four percent of NYSNA delegates voted in favor of the affiliation Thursday at the union’s annual convention, spokeswoman Kristi Barnes said. The meeting unites elected leaders from every NYSNA-represented facility in the…