{"id":2533647,"date":"2026-01-12T13:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-nurses-go-on-strike-over-pay-benefits\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:20:15","slug":"new-york-city-nurses-go-on-strike-over-pay-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-nurses-go-on-strike-over-pay-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City nurses go on strike over pay, benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-city-nurses-go-on-strike-over-pay-benefits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2533647&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Thousands of nurses represented by teh New York State nurses Association walked off the job at Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals after contract talks stalled over pay, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloomberg-fires-dozens-of-journalists-after-wasting-1-billion-on-failed-vanity-campaign\/\" title=\"Bloomberg Fires Dozens of Journalists After Wasting  Billion on Failed Vanity Campaign\">health care benefits<\/a>, staffing levels and protections against workplace violence. NYSNA, which represents about 15,000 unionized nurses, said hospital management refused to address safety and benefits concerns, forcing the strike. Hospital officials counter that the unionS proposals would raise costs by billions amid financial pressures from Medicaid and federal funding cuts, and they say they are prepared to maintain operations and minimize appointment disruptions. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a &#8220;disaster emergency&#8221; to allow out-of-state and Canadian medical staff to assist and ordered state health officials on site to ensure continuity of care. Mayor zohran Mamdani said the city is monitoring the situation and emphasized both patient access and support for nurses&#8217; demands. Labor leaders, including the New York State AFL-CIO, expressed solidarity with the striking nurses and criticized the hospitals&#8217; negotiating stance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New York City nurses go on strike over pay, benefits<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2470917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash;&nbsp;Thousands of nurses at several major <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a> medical centers went on strike Monday after contract negotiations between <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unions\/\">union<\/a> leaders and the hospitals broke down over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The New York State Nurses Association, which represents 15,000 unionized nurses at&nbsp;Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals, hit the picket lines shortly after 6 a.m. after union leaders say talks with hospital officials failed to make &ldquo;meaningful progress&rdquo; on core demands ranging from improved pay and health care benefits to staffing levels and workplace violence protections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414915\/report-10-of-top-100-high-schools-in-us-are-in-texas\/\">Report: 10% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-sees-single-largest-drop-in-median-income-of-any-major-u-s-city-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"San Francisco Sees Single Largest Drop in Median Income of Any Major U.S. ... 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Hospital management refuses to address our most important issues &mdash; patient and nurse safety,&rdquo; NYSNA President Nancy Hagans said in a statement. &ldquo;It is shameful that the city&rsquo;s richest hospitals refuse to continue healthcare benefits for frontline nurses, refuse to staff safely for our patients, and refuse to protect us from workplace violence. Nurses do not want to strike, but our bosses have forced us out on strike.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for the medical centers say NYSNA&rsquo;s proposed salary and benefit packages would drive up hospital costs by billions of dollars in the coming years as they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-trade-deficits-are-necessary-to-protect-entitlements-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"US trade deficits are necessary to protect entitlements ... Washington Examiner\">face financial pressures<\/a> over cuts in Medicaid funding and other federal support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The planning and personnel costs required to responsibly run our hospitals for what we anticipate could be a long strike are substantial, but we are prepared to maintain these operations,&rdquo; Brendan G. Car, Mount Sinai&rsquo;s CEO, said in a statement&nbsp;Sunday night. &ldquo;We have explained to NYSNA that given the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extreme financial pressures facing health care<\/a>, we have a fixed budget that can be used either for nurse wages and benefits or to prepare and operate during a strike.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The union&rsquo;s existing contract expired at the end of 2025 and both sides have been meeting to hammer out details of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-officers-issue-vote-of-no-confidence-for-top-leadership\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Officers Issue Vote Of No Confidence For Top Leadership\">collective bargaining agreement<\/a>. NYSNA&rsquo;s bargaining teams say the&nbsp;union&nbsp;wants higher pay and safer working conditions for its members.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Sinai issued another statement on Monday, saying all of its hospitals remain open for patient care and that it will work to ensure that medical&nbsp;care isn&rsquo;t compromised as a result of the strike.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please know that most appointments and procedures will not be impacted; if an appointment is impacted by the strike, your provider will contact you directly with any needed changes,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;Our patients are our top priority, now and always.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order declaring a &ldquo;disaster emergency&rdquo; that will allow hospitals affected by the strike to bring in doctors and nurses from other states and Canada to fill the anticipated gaps in medical care.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hochul said the state Department of Health will have staff on site at all affected hospitals for the duration of the strike &ldquo;to ensure patient safety and continuity of care.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My top priority is protecting patients and ensuring they can access the care they need,&rdquo; Hochul said in a statement. &ldquo;At the same time, we must reach an agreement that recognizes the essential work nurses do every day on the front lines of our healthcare system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York City&nbsp;Mayor Zohran Mamdani Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a statement Sunday night, saying his administration and the city&rsquo;s Emergency Management team are &ldquo;in constant communication and closely monitoring the situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No New Yorker should have to fear losing access to health care &mdash; and no nurse should be asked to accept less pay, fewer benefits or less dignity for doing lifesaving work,&rdquo; Mamdani said. &ldquo;Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4413096\/mamdani-called-to-denounce-we-support-hamas-chants-outside-nyc-synagogue\/\">MAMDANI CALLED ON TO DENOUNCE &lsquo;WE SUPPORT HAMAS&rsquo; CHANTS OUTSIDE NYC SYNAGOGUE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento said&nbsp;the Teamsters are &ldquo;united&rdquo; in solidarity with the striking nurses and criticized hospitals for refusing to negotiate in good faith over a new contract.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These nurses are dedicated professionals who provide quality patient care under unimaginable conditions day in and day out,&rdquo; Cilento said in a statement. &ldquo;It is unfathomable that these hospitals show such complete disregard for the pressure under which these nurses work and for all they do for their patients each day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15,000 NYC nurses strike over pay, benefits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2533648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/new-york-city-skyline.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[70693,39871,13977,70692,70694],"class_list":["post-2533647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-healthcare-workers","tag-labor-union","tag-nurses","tag-nyc-nurses-strike","tag-pay-and-benefits"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/new-york-city-skyline.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533647"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2533655,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533647\/revisions\/2533655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2533647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2533647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}