What to Know About the NYC Nurses’ Strike and How It Affects Hospital Patients
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A nurses’ strike in New York City has entered its second day, involving nearly 15,000 workers and targeting major hospitals such as NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, Montefiore Medical Center, and Mount Sinai’s main campus and affiliates.
- This strike represents the largest nurses' job action in the city in decades, highlighting significant labor unrest in the healthcare sector.
- Mount Sinai Hospital reported that about 20% of its nurses continued working during the strike, suggesting some division among staff, though the nurses' union disputes this claim, asserting strong participation in picket lines.
- The New York State Nurses Association accused one hospital of illegally firing three nurses just before the strike began, alleging the dismissals were intended
