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Nurse Recognition Day 2024

At the Federation of Nurses/UFT’s annual awards dinner on May 9, more than 200 nurses and their guests celebrated 21 honorees for their exemplary dedication to patient care and union service. The Federation of Nurses/UFT has chalked up some hard-fought contract and arbitration wins in recent months, and members took the opportunity to cheer those colleagues who have been instrumental in protecting patient safety and labor rights.

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A group of attendees pose for a group photo at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Awards Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024.

Nurses celebrated the 21 honorees, who were selected by their peers for exceptional patient advocacy and a dogged commitment to labor rights.

Jonathan Fickies
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UFT Vice President Anne Goldman, who heads the Federation of Nurses/UFT addresses the crowd in attendance at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner on May 9, 2024

UFT Vice President Anne Goldman, who heads the Federation of Nurses/UFT, speaks about her early days in nursing: “I learned how vulnerable people are without a union.”

Jonathan Fickies
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Maria Scudiero, a medical/surgical nurse at NYU Langone–Brooklyn, walks up to the stage at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024

Maria Scudiero, a medical/surgical nurse at NYU Langone–Brooklyn, is honored as the Health Care Professional of the Year.

Jonathan Fickies
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Raquel Webb-Geddes, the Homecare Nurse of the Year and the chapter leader for VNS Health speaks at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024

Raquel Webb-Geddes, the Homecare Nurse of the Year and the chapter leader for VNS Health, accepts her award and celebrates the recent VNS Health contract, which provided 15% raises for nurses over two years.

Jonathan Fickies
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Jason Bauer, a hospice nurse at VNS Health stands as he accepts his award at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024

Jason Bauer, a hospice nurse at VNS Health, accepts his award for RN Advocate.

Jonathan Fickies
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Nurses in attendance at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner applaud award winners.

Nurses applaud the Retiree Nurse of the Year, Florencia Manulat.

Jonathan Fickies
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UFT President Michael Mulgrew addresses attendees at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024.

“The world of health care is upside down,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew tells those in attendance. “The hospital executives are putting their profits and their bonus above proper staffing at the hospitals.”

Jonathan Fickies
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A group of attendees pose for a group photo at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Awards Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024.

Nurses celebrated the 21 honorees, who were selected by their peers for exceptional patient advocacy and a dogged commitment to labor rights.

Jonathan Fickies
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UFT Vice President Anne Goldman, who heads the Federation of Nurses/UFT addresses the crowd in attendance at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner on May 9, 2024

UFT Vice President Anne Goldman, who heads the Federation of Nurses/UFT, speaks about her early days in nursing: “I learned how vulnerable people are without a union.”

Jonathan Fickies
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Maria Scudiero, a medical/surgical nurse at NYU Langone–Brooklyn, walks up to the stage at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024

Maria Scudiero, a medical/surgical nurse at NYU Langone–Brooklyn, is honored as the Health Care Professional of the Year.

Jonathan Fickies
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Raquel Webb-Geddes, the Homecare Nurse of the Year and the chapter leader for VNS Health speaks at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024

Raquel Webb-Geddes, the Homecare Nurse of the Year and the chapter leader for VNS Health, accepts her award and celebrates the recent VNS Health contract, which provided 15% raises for nurses over two years.

Jonathan Fickies
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Jason Bauer, a hospice nurse at VNS Health stands as he accepts his award at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024

Jason Bauer, a hospice nurse at VNS Health, accepts his award for RN Advocate.

Jonathan Fickies
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Nurses in attendance at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner applaud award winners.

Nurses applaud the Retiree Nurse of the Year, Florencia Manulat.

Jonathan Fickies
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UFT President Michael Mulgrew addresses attendees at the 2024 Nurses Recognition Dinner at UFT Headquarters on May 9, 2024.

“The world of health care is upside down,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew tells those in attendance. “The hospital executives are putting their profits and their bonus above proper staffing at the hospitals.”

Jonathan Fickies
Federation of Nurses/UFT
Federation of Nurses
Jonathan Fickies

Nurses from NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn were in the spotlight after grievances they brought over inadequate staffing produced a $138,000 award divided among more than 250 of them.

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