Global News published this video item, entitled ““Enough is enough!”: Over 7,000 nurses go on strike in New York City” – below is their description.
Thousands of nurses at two New York City hospitals went on strike on Monday after contract negotiations stalled over pay and staffing levels, a move that caused one of the facilities to postpone procedures and appointments. The walkout involved more than 7,000 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, according to the New York State Nurses Association.
“Nurses don’t want to fight. We would rather be inside taking care of our patients, but safely, in a safe manner. Not the condition they have been working in for the past five, 10 years,” New York State Nurses Association president Nancy Hagan said. “Enough is enough.”
The hospitals said in separate statements that they offered a 19.1 per cent compounded wage increase to the nurses. Montefiore Medical Center also said it was committed to create over 170 new nursing positions.
Montefiore said the strike forced them to reschedule all elective surgeries and procedures and postpone appointments at ambulatory locations, while Sinai said most of its outpatient appointments and procedures are going forward as scheduled. Since beginning contract negotiations four months ago, the union had been able to reach agreements or new contracts for nurses at seven other New York City hospitals.
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