NYSUT Represents Over 35,000 Healthcare Professionals
Across New York State, our members work in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, medical centers, visiting nurse services, Head Start, human service agencies, K–12 schools, and colleges and universities.
Who We Represent:
- Nurses & Care Providers: RNs, LPNs, CNAs, direct care workers.
- Physicians & Specialists: Doctors, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists.
- Therapists & Technicians: Physical, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists; healthcare techs; lab professionals.
- Mental Health Professionals: Psychologists, social workers, counselors.
Why It Matters
Together, we fight for safe staffing, fair pay, professional respect, and stronger protection for healthcare professionals and the communities we serve.
Get Involved
As part of the American Federation of Teachers, (AFT) the nation’s second largest healthcare union, and the New York AFL-CIO, NYSUT healthcare professionals are part of a powerful movement advocating for change at both state and national level.
Related Resources:
CDC guidelines - Infection Prevention:
CDC has released new guidelines to prevent the spread of infections in K-12 schools. The guidelines include recommendations for steps for cleaner indoor air including ventilation, and explicitly recognize that inhalation of aerosolized particles is one of the key moods of transmission (see Appendix A).
AFT Code Red: Understaffing – Patient Care Crisis?
Healthcare workers:
2025-2026 NYS Immunization Requirements for School Entrance/Attendance:
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Immunization Requirements for School Entrance/Attendance for the 2025-26 school year now includes translated versions of the document.
- Translations currently available include Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Urdu, and Yiddish.
- Download PDF
Updated New York State Education Department (NYSED) Managing Allergies and Anaphylaxis in Schools Guidelines:
The updated guidelines comply with Public Health Law 2500-H*2, which requires the NYS Commissioner of Health in consultation with the NYS Commissioner of Education to establish an anaphylactic policy for school districts, setting forth guidelines and procedures to be followed for both the prevention of anaphylaxis and to be used during a medical emergency resulting from anaphylaxis (encompassed in these guidelines).
Schools must implement or update, as appropriate, their anaphylactic policy within 6 months of receipt of the guidelines.
Schools must notify parents/guardians to make them aware of the allergy and anaphylaxis policies.
Outlined in the guidelines are additional provisions and requirements in the law, including but not limited to:
- written procedure and treatment plans
- dissemination of information related to allergies,
- strategies to reduce exposure to allergens,
- and a communication plan to students and parents/guardian.