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CITY OF ALBANY COMMON COUNCIL 24 EAGLE STREET, ROOM 206 ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207 TELEPHONE (518) 434-5087 November 23, 2020 Dr. Dennis P. McKenna, MD President and Chief Executive Officer Albany Medical Center 47 New Scotland Ave. Albany, NY 12208 Dear Dr. McKenna: We are writing as members of the Albany Common Council to express our concern and ask you to avert a strike at Albany Medical Center by settling a contract with your nurses, represented by the New York State Nurses Association. In a time when we are dealing with a serious pandemic, it is essential for patients, and our community, that Albany Medical Center does not allow their nurses to go on strike. While the public has applauded our health care workers for their dedication, we believe the nurses deserve a contract that improves the critical working conditions they are faced with during this pandemic. With the resurgence of Covid-19, it is especially important that nurses are provided with the proper staffing and proper protective equipment, to complete their job safely. We remain in support of workers having the right to a fair and just negotiated contract. We are asking you, that within the next 10 days that a contract settlement be reached to avoid a strike in the city of Albany. Thank you for your time and consideration. Respectfully yours, CITY OF ALBANY COMMON COUNCIL ---PAGE BREAK--- Hon. Corey Ellis, President Hon. Kelly Kimbrough, President Pro Tempore, Ward 4. Hon. Ginnie Farrell, Majority Leader, Ward 13. Hon. Sonia Frederick, Council Member, Ward 1. Hon. Derek Johnson, Council Member, Ward 2. Hon. Joyce Love, Council Member, Ward 3. Hon. Jahmel Robinson, Council Member, Ward 5. Hon. Richard Conti, Council Member, Ward 6. Hon. Catherine M. Fahey, Council Member, Ward 7. Hon. Judy Doesschate, Council Member, Ward 9. Hon. Owusu Anane, Council Member, Ward 10. Hon. Alfredo Balarin, Council Member, Ward 11. Hon. Michael O’Brien, Council Member, Ward 12. Hon. Joseph Igoe, Council Member, Ward 14. Hon. Tom Hoey, Council Member, Ward 15.