US EditionNegotiations Begin, but NYC Nurses Strike Shows Little Sign of Ending
- On Thursday, the New York State Nurses Association resumed contract talks with Montefiore, Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian after Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged both sides to return.
- Earlier this month, roughly 15,000 nurses walked off the job on Jan. 12, striking to protect health care benefits and secure staffing levels and workplace violence protections while hospitals hired travel nurses.
- The union and each hospital held one bargaining session last week but left without a deal, while Montefiore said it cannot proceed unless the union withdraws its `reckless and dangerous $3.6 billion demands`.
- Day 11 on the picket line finds nurses still striking and willing to bargain daily, but Mount Sinai’s CEO says a near-term agreement is unlikely.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined nurses on the picket line and said he is heartened by the news from bargaining, while nurses cite unity and broader patient care concerns.
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New York City Nurses strike continues
New York City January 17 – Coming off a Friday of well-below freezing temperatures as an arctic blast hit the eastern seaboard, the New York City nurses’ strike, involving 15,000 nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), entered its sixth day. At Mount Sinai Hospital, one of . . . Continue reading New York City Nurses strike continues at Workers.org
Negotiations begin, but NYC nurses strike shows little sign of ending
NEW YORK (PIX11)-- Thursday saw negotiations between leaders of the nurses' union and executives from the three hospital systems that nurses have been striking against for 11 days and counting. Even though it was the first scheduled session of talks involving all of the involved parties, it was by no means any indication that an [...]
Nurses Scramble to Make Ends Meet as Strike Drags On
This week, after more than 10 days on the picket line, nurse Zara Roy took to the internet for help, setting up a GoFundMe while she looks for a temporary job. While her husband, also a nurse, continues to work, they can’t pay the bills solely on his income, she said. “I’m just trying to be strong, to hold on for my family, because financially it really is a struggle.” The mom of two from Westwood, New Jersey, has a child with disabilities, an…
NURSES STRIKE: Talks between union and hospitals resumed Thursday amid ongoing walkout
The nurses' strike in NYC continued on Thursday with representatives of nearly 15,000 unionized caretakers meeting with hospital management to negotiate contract demands as the city’s largest nurses' walkout entered its 11th day. The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said it planned to negotiate with the three affected hospitals, Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian in Manhattan, and Montefiore in the Bronx, throughout the day in the hop…
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