NYC nurses on strike set to resume negotiations with hospitals on 4th day of walkout
ABC News • • nation
Key Points:
- New York City nurses, represented by the New York State Nurses Association, are resuming contract negotiations with hospital administrators after a four-day strike involving roughly 15,000 unionized nurses.
- The strike affects multiple hospitals including NewYork-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, and Montefiore, with each medical center negotiating independently; some hospitals have yet to agree to talks.
- Nurses are demanding better health care benefits, improved staffing levels, and stronger protections against workplace violence, citing frequent incidents of abuse and assault on staff.
- Hospitals argue that the union's proposed pay raises are unrealistic and unaffordable, claiming salary increases could reach nearly $250,000 annually, while the union disputes these figures.
- Tensions remain high as some nurses
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