US EditionNearly 15,000 NYC Nurses Walk Out in Largest Strike in City History
Nearly 15,000 nurses strike over staffing, safety, wages, and benefits at major NYC hospitals, marking the largest nurses' strike in city history, union said.
- On Monday, nearly 15,000 nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association walked off the job after their contract expired on December 31 at five privately run hospitals including Mount Sinai Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian.
- Bargaining collapsed around core issues of safe staffing, health-care benefits and workplace violence after months of talks, with NYSNA accusing Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian of refusing progress and threatening benefit cuts.
- Union leaders warned `These wealthy hospitals are pushing to cut health benefits for nurses who put their own health on the line to care for New Yorkers during this historic flu surge`, Hagans said, as nurses at Mount Sinai began striking at 6 a.m. and others followed at 7 a.m. We will provide an update during the 10 a.m. news conference.
- Hospital systems said they would maintain patient care and keep facilities open, calling the strike `reckless` and accusing nurses of abandoning patients while taking steps to support patients.
- State and city officials mobilized as the walkout began, with Governor Kathy Hochul declaring a state of emergency, deploying Department of Health staff, and Northwell hospitals reaching separate deals to avert strikes.
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