As many as 17,000 New York City nurses are threatening to go on strike over contract negotiations.
The contract for thousands of nurses at a dozen private sector hospitals in the city, including Mount Sinai Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Maimonides Medical Center, is set to expire at the end of the year. The nurses are beginning to vote on whether to authorize a strike if a new agreement is not reached.
"Our members are very tired of the working conditions," Hagans said. "Right now, we have voting going on and they are overwhelmingly voting yes for a strike." Hagans says their members are frustrated with the pace and progress of negotiations, saying all they are asking for are fair wages, quality health benefits nurses and safe working conditions.
"It's very unfortunate because during the height of the pandemic, we nurses saved New York, without any proper PPE. We put everybody ahead of us.", Mount Sinai Hospital says, "We are committed to negotiating in good faith at all times to ensure fairness and fiscal responsibility. We are confident that we will reach a new contract that continues to recognize and reward their hard work and dedication.
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