Nurses (from left) Angela Maloney of VNS, Alicia Schwartz of the UFT staff and Carmen Paxton of Brooklyn's VA Medical Center listen enthusiastically to the chorus performance.

John Green (right), a NYSUT health care lobbyist, discusses Lobby Day in Albany with Rosene Brown, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York health coordinator, and Krul St. Rose, a school safety officer.

Nurses (from left) Runi Hoda, Jihad Hamad, Yvette Venezia and Rebecca Garrabrant browse shawls for purchase at the vendor fair.

The New York City Labor Chorus performs.

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn chapter leaders and delegates join UFT Vice President for Non-DOE Members Anne Goldman (second from left) and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (fifth from left).

UFT President Michael Mulgrew (left) stands with Visiting Nurse Service of New York nurses.

Denice Caroselli of Staten Island University Hospital and Kaiser Mojica of VNS are ready to listen to the next speaker.

Janine Fiesta (left), an attorney and independent health law consultant, speaks with Maureen Cann of NYU Langone during a workshop on nurses and the law.

Nurses listen during a workshop.

UFT Vice President for Non-DOE Members Anne Goldman addresses the crowd.

Robert Cain (right), the chair of the NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn chapter, speaks with (from left) Jessie Taormina, Yvette Venezia and Angela Maloney.