Two Weeks Before Dec. 31 Contract Expiration, NYSNA Nurses Authorize Strike for 20,000 Nurses in the Five Boroughs
New York, N.Y. – On Monday, Dec. 22, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses announce the outcome of strike authorization votesthat took place at 12 New York City private sector hospitals whose contracts expire on Dec. 31, 2025. This vote gives their bargaining committees the authority to call a strike if a contract that protects safe patient care is not settled by the end of the year.
Amid federal attacks on healthcare, New York City nurses are demanding that hospitals do their part to protect safe patient care. That means agreeing to a fair contract that ensures enforceable safe staffing, enough staff and healthcare services for our communities, protections for vulnerable patients targeted by the Trump administration, health and safety and workplace violence protections, safeguards on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, and fair wages and benefits to recruit and retain nurses…