NEW YORK – Nurses with the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) at several hospitals have delivered their 10-day notices to strike.
Nursing strike
What we know:
NYSNA nurses at 12 New York City private sector hospitals and 3 Long Island Northwell Health hospitals could go on strike as soon as Jan. 12.
These 10-day notices provide hospital management with the aforementioned time to “reach a fair contract that protects safe patient care and healthcare benefits for the nurses who care for New York.”
The previous contract expired two days ago, on Dec. 31, 2025.
If an agreement is not reached by Jan. 12, as many as 20,000 nurses could go on strike, potentially leading to the biggest nursing strike in New York City’s history.
The other side:
Montefiore Medical Center provided this statement regarding the potential strike:
“NYSNA’s leadership presented Montefiore Medical Center with demands that would cost $3.6 billion over the life of the proposed new contract, a 50% increase from their current agreement. Additionally, NYSNA leadership’s demands will clearly impact patient safety, like nurses not being terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job, and taking issue with our reasonable effort to roll out panic buttons for frontline staff in the Emergency Department. While Montefiore will continue to bargain in good faith, we are preparing for what we anticipate could be a multi-week strike.”
Local perspective:
Several community-based organizations sent NYSNA nurses a letter of solidarity earlier today, Jan. 2.
The Source: This article includes information from an announcement made by the New York State Nurses Association.