About 300 nurses and their guests attended the Federation of Nurses/UFT’s annual Nurse Recognition Day dinner at UFT headquarters in Manhattan. Twenty-five nurses were honored for their outstanding contributions in advocacy, union service, performance and leadership.

About 300 nurses convened at a midtown hotel for a day of professional development, including a keynote address on neurology, during the federation’s annual Professional Issues Conference.

At the Federation of Nurses/UFT’s annual Nurse Recognition Awards dinner on May 8, about 200 nurses and their guests gathered inside Shanker Hall at union headquarters to celebrate 19 hospital and homecare nurses for holding firm in contract negotiations this year and continuously advocating for better training and support for nurses as well as patient care often in work environments that sought to prioritize profit.