5 days ago - Some hospital representatives argue that the union’s full slate of demands would be prohibitively costly. On Friday, dozens of nurses gathered in Manhattan to protest, saying their focus is on patient care and accusing hospital systems, whose top executives earn millions annually, of prioritizing profit and refusing to compromise.

8 hours ago - Montefiore and Mount Sinai nurses won contractual language after the nurses’ 2023 strike that set nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in each unit and mandated binding arbitration of understaffing allegations. That language has resulted in the two health systems paying millions of dollars for violations. Sheridan-Gonzalez said the hospitals are intent on rolling those protections back. “They want to eviscerate our staffing language — it’s about that, not money,” she told POLITICO. “We have to leverage our wage demands to get them to talk about these other issues.”

At this time, the members of our nursing team who support these hospitals and practices are participating in a union-organized strike while contract negotiations continue. Our goal is to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with union leadership that reflects our respect for the important role our nurses play.

4 days ago - The union said that nurses went ... or cut nurses’ health benefits. The nurses are also demanding higher wages and protections against violence on the job....

On Monday, Jan. 12, nearly 15,000 NYC private sector nurses are set to go on strike to protect patient and nurse safety! For months, nurses have been bargaining for fair contracts, but management has refused to settle fair contracts that include ...

1 day ago - 14, 2026, 5:48 p.m. A major sticking point is health care: Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian allegedly want to roll back or cease their payments to the union’s health fund — a move that would reverberate far beyond the striking nurses.

1 day ago - The 15,000 nurses on strike are asking for pay hikes, improved staffing levels, full health care coverage and pensions, and workplace protections against violence.

Get Breaking Nurse News and Exclusive Discounts Straight to Your Inbox! ... Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised he will not "abandon" the 15,000 New York City nurses demanding better pay ...

3 days ago - Hospital leaders say they are prepared to continue operating during the strike. Mount Sinai said it has staffing plans in place but blamed the strike on what it called “extreme economic demands” from the union.

5 days ago - New York State Nurses Association members working for Montefiore Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian and the Mount Sinai Health System are demanding salary increases to account for inflation while fighting to maintain protections against ...

New York, N.Y. - On Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, NYSNA nurses at 12 private sector hospitals delivered 10-day strike notices. Delivered two days after contract expiration on Dec. 31, 2025, these notices give hospital management ten days to reach a fair contract that protects safe patient care and healthcare benefits for the nurses who care for New York.

City Council Member and Health ... with the nearly 16,000 nurses who are going on strike to demand real protections from workplace violence, truly safe staffing levels, fair health benefits, and good wages....

Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai ... to intimidate them. NYSNA nurses are demanding that hospital executives reverse the unlawful disciplines and terminations and come back to the bargaining table to make real progress....

6 days ago - Kathy Hochul expressed concern that a strike could affect patient care, urging both sides on Friday "to stay at the table and get a deal done." Mount Sinai has hired over 1,000 temporary nurses and held preparatory drills for a strike that could affect its 1,100-bed main hospital and two affiliates — Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West — with about 500 beds each.