Bronx Council Members Eric Dinowitz and Shirley Aldebol visit picket line as Nurses Strike enters week three

Two Bronx City Council members, Eric Dinowitz of District 11 and Shirley Adlebol of District 13, joined nurses on the picket line outside Montefiore on Wednesday, marking Day 17 of the largest nursing strike in city history. 

Since the strike began, NYSNA nurses at Montefiore have demanded increased protections against workplace violence and lower staffing ratios, especially in the emergency department. Some have also called out hospital leadership for what they called corporate greed and disinvestment in Bronx patients compared to those in Westchester County.