Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was in New York City on Tuesday as more than 15,000 nurses continued to strike.Sanders joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani and spoke to a crowd of nurses in front of the Mount Sinai West. The action is currently one of the largest strikes in city history.During his appearance, Sanders called on hospital executives to return to the negotiating table and give nurses better benefits, increased staffing and workplace safety protections.”The people of New York City, the people of Vermont, the people of America love and appreciate our nurses,” Sanders said. “And today we say to those hospitals, sit down and negotiate a decent contract.”The nurses union said they have been holding bargaining sessions with the three hospitals that have been most impacted by the strike. Both parties said there has been little progress to date.There are no plans to resume talks this week.
NEW YORK —
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was in New York City on Tuesday as more than 15,000 nurses continued to strike.
Sanders joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani and spoke to a crowd of nurses in front of the Mount Sinai West. The action is currently one of the largest strikes in city history.
During his appearance, Sanders called on hospital executives to return to the negotiating table and give nurses better benefits, increased staffing and workplace safety protections.
“The people of New York City, the people of Vermont, the people of America love and appreciate our nurses,” Sanders said. “And today we say to those hospitals, sit down and negotiate a decent contract.”
The nurses union said they have been holding bargaining sessions with the three hospitals that have been most impacted by the strike. Both parties said there has been little progress to date.
There are no plans to resume talks this week.