Kevin Curtin
Where do you live? Ossining, NY.
Current company and position? NYSNA (New York State Nurses Association) Union Representative.
First job and what it taught me? My first job was as a busboy in a restaurant. There were immigrant workers who worked hard day in and day out and barely had enough money to survive. It taught me to fight for the rights of others, especially low-income workers and immigrants like my own family when they came to the country who are too often taken advantage of.
How do you embrace your Irish heritage? I embrace my Irish heritage by visiting family in the country, listening to Irish music, attending Irish events, and studying other Irish labor leaders that fought on behalf of working-class people like James Connolly.
Something people would be surprised to know about me... I have traveled to almost 30 countries.
Biography: Kevin is a member of the Montefiore team who famously won a 3-day strike in 2023 in the Bronx. He helped lead Montefiore New Rochelle and Mount Vernon nurses to historic contract wins in 2023. He interned at the Worker Justice Center and helped pass the "NY Excluded Workers Fund" that won benefits for workers excluded from financial relief during the pandemic. Kevin was a union organizer at 32BJ SEIU and helped bring thousands of low-income members out of poverty. He is a proud member of USW 9544. He believes working-class people can accomplish anything through solidarity and collective action.
