Negotiations Continue on Day 17 of NYC Nurses' Strike

Negotiations continue on Day 17 of NYC nurses' strike

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Wednesday saw the nurses' strike move solidly into its third week. While recent negotiations between the nurses' union and the three hospital systems have brought the two sides closer to an agreement, the two sides remain at odds. It all leaves the prospect of the labor dispute unresolved, even as talks [...]

NURSES STRIKE: Contract talks continue between caretakers and hospitals; progress made at NewYork-Presbyterian

Striking nurses and hospital management returned to the bargaining table on Tuesday, with hopes of ending the largest nurses strike in NYC history. Before midnight on Wednesday, NewYork-Presbyterian said the hospital made slight progress during late-night bargaining with the nurses, facilitated by a third party. "The NewYork-Presbyterian bargaining team was on site at the Javits Center today, working through the mediator to exchange proposals on…

The Nurses’ Strike Is a Pivotal Battle for Zohran’s New York

New York hospitals are ignoring striking nurses’ demands for patient and health care worker safety and respect and trying to weaken one of the city’s most important unions. Mayor Mamdani and his movement have a key role to play in helping nurses win.

Mamdani is right to side with the nurses

Mayor John Lindsay famously faced a massive citywide strike of bus and subway workers as his first challenge in office. The Transport Workers Union Local 100 contract expired at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, 1966, just as Lindsay was sworn in. The strike was finally settled 11 days later, with union leaders jailed at Lindsay’s insistence for leading an “illegal” work stoppage. Legendary TWU president Mike Quill suffered an ultimately fatal h…

NYC nurses strike enters day 17 as talks resume

The hospital system said negotiators reached one tentative agreement and are scheduled to return to the bargaining table again Wednesday.

New York nurses’ strike enters third week as union prepares to accept major concessions

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has lowered its wage demands and reached an agreement to identify “potential savings” in the healthcare plan.