Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals | Region

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.

“Nurses on strike! … Fair contract now!” they shouted on a picket line outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s campus in Upper Manhattan. Others picketed at hospitals in the Mount Sinai and Montefiore systems, where a 2023 nursing strike fed off pandemic-era frustrations and led to a deal to boost staffing and pay.

kAmQp?5 ?@H[ :E’D 9@H E96J’C6 EC62E:?8 FDi %96J 5@?’E H2?E E@ 8:G6 FD 2 72:C 4@?EC24E[ 2?5 E96J 5@?’E H2?E E@ 8:G6 FD D276 DE277:?8[ 2?5 ?@H E96J’C6 ECJ:?8 E@ C@== 324< @? @FC 36?67:ED[” 6>6C86?4J 56A2CE>6?E ?FCD6 %C:DE2? r2DE:==@ D2:5 2D D96 A:4<6E65 |@?52J @FED:56 |@F?E $:?2: (6DE]k^Am

kAmp3@FE `d[___ ?FCD6D 2C6 :?G@=G65 😕 E96 DEC:<6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96:C F?:@?[ E96 }6H *@C< $E2E6 }FCD6D pDD@4:2E:@?] %96 9@DA:E2=D C6>2:?65 @A6?[ 9:C:?8 5C@G6D @7 E6>A@C2CJ ?FCD6D E@ ECJ E@ 7:== E96 =23@C 82A]k^Am

kAm%96 DEC:<6 :?G@=G6D AC:G2E6[ ?@?AC@7:E 9@DA:E2=D[ ?@E 4:EJ\CF? @?6D] qFE E96 DEC:<6[ H9:49 E96 F?:@? 42DED 2D =:76D2G:?8 6DD6?E:2= H@C<6CD 7:89E:?8 9@DA:E2= 6I64FE:G6D H9@ >2<6 >:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD 2 J62C[ 4@F=5 36 2 D:8?:7:42?E 62C=J E6DE @7 |2J@C +@9C2? |2>52?:VD ?6H 25>:?:DEC2E:@?]k^Am

kAm%96 56>@4C2E:4 D@4:2=:DE 42>A2:8?65 @? 2 AC@\H@C<6C A=2E7@C> 2?5 DECF4< 2 D:>:=2C ?@E6 H9:=6 G:D:E:?8 ?FCD6D @? E96 }6H*@C<\!C6D3JE6C:2? A:4<6E =:?6 |@?52J]k^Am

kAm“%96D6 6I64FE:G6D 2C6 ?@E 92G:?8 5:77:4F=EJ >2<:?8 6?5D >66E[Q D2:5 |2>52?:[ H9@ 6IE@==65 ?FCD6DV H@C< 2?5 D2:5 E96J H6C6 D66<:?8 “5:8?:EJ[ C6DA64E 2?5 E96 72:C A2J 2?5 EC62E>6?E E92E E96J 56D6CG6] %96J D9@F=5 D6EE=6 7@C ?@E9:?8 =6DD]”k^Am

kAm$@>6 @E96C s6>@4C2E:4 4:EJ 2?5 DE2E6 A@=:E:4:2?D 2=D@ G:D:E65 DEC:<:?8 ?FCD6D[ H9:=6 }6H *@C< v@G] z2E9J w@49F= D6?E DE2E6 962=E9 @77:4:2=D E@ E96 9@DA:E2=D E@ <66A H2E49 @G6C A2E:6?E 42C6] $96 42==65 😕 2 DE2E6>6?E 7@C E96 D:56D E@ ?68@E:2E6 2 562= E92E “C64@8?:K6D E96 6DD6?E:2= H@C< ?FCD6D 5@]Qk^Am

kAm%96 DEC:<6[ H9:49 4@>6D 5FC:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^FD\7=F\42D6D\454\DF34=256\<\ah44d2eg63`__dgd4g6_535a64cf3b63Qm2 D6G6C6 7=F D62D@?k^2m[ 4@F=5 A@E6?E:2==J 7@C46 E96 9@DA:E2=D E@ EC2?D76C A2E:6?ED[ 42?46= AC@465FC6D @C 5:G6CE 2>3F=2?46D] xE 4@F=5 2=D@ AFE 2 DEC2:? @? 4:EJ 9@DA:E2=D ?@E :?G@=G65 😕 E96 4@?EC24E 5:DAFE6[ 2D A2E:6?ED 2G@:5 E96 >65:42= 46?E6CD 9:E 3J E96 DEC:<6]k^Am

kAm%96 ?FCD6D’ 56>2?5D G2CJ 3J 9@DA:E2=[ 3FE E96 >2;@C :DDF6D :?4=F56 DE277:?8 =6G6=D 2?5 H@C2?28623=6 H@C<=@25D]k^AmkAm}FCD6D 2=D@ H2?E 36EE6C D64FC:EJ >62DFC6D 😕 E96 H@C2? H:E9 2 D92CA @3;64E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^?J4\A@=:46\D9@@E:?8\9@DA:E2=\3C@@<=J?\54b`e53_c7ge_6ffa5a4hfc5_a7hc4agQm32CC:42565 9:>D6=7 😕 2 qC@@<=J? 9@DA:E2= C@@>k^2m 2?5 H2D E96? <:==65 3J A@=:46]k^Am

kAm%96 F?:@? 2=D@ H2?ED =:>:E2E:@?D @? 9@DA:E2=D’ FD6 @7 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46]k^Am

kAm%96 9@DA:E2=D D2J E96J’G6 366? H@C<:?8 E@ :>AC@G6 DE277:?8 =6G6=D 3FE D2J E96 F?:@?’D 56>2?5D @G6C2== 2C6 E@@ 4@DE=J]k^Am

kAm|@F?E $:?2: D2:5 E96 F?:@? H2D >2<:?8 “6IEC6>6 64@?@>:4 56>2?5D]” |@?E67:@C6 DA@<6DA6CD@? y@6 $@=>@?6D6 D2:5 E96 F?:@? H2D AC6DD:?8 ”Sb]e 3:==:@? 😕 C64<=6DD 56>2?5D[” :?4=F5:?8 6I@C3:E2?E C2:D6D]k^Am

kAm%96 F?:@? 5:5?VE :>>65:2E6=J C6DA@?5 E@ 2 BF6DE:@? 23@FE :ED D2=2CJ AC@A@D2= 2?5 4FCC6?E H286 =6G6=D] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 9@DA:E2=D[ F?:@?:K65 C68:DE6C65 ?FCD6D ?@H 2G6C286 S`ed[___ 2 J62C 2E |@?E67:@C6[ S`ea[___ 2E |@F?E $:?2:[ 2?5 S`eb[___ 2E }6H*@C<\!C6D3JE6C:2?VD r@=F>3:2 &?:G6CD:EJ xCG:?8 |65:42= r6?E6Cj ?@?6 @7 E96 ?F>36CD :?4=F56D 36?67:ED]k^Am

kAm|@?E67:@C6 D2JD E96 F?:@?VD 2D

kAmp7E6C E96 ?FCD6D 82G6 ?@E:46 y2?] a @7 E96 =@@>:?8 DEC:<6[ E96 9@DA:E2=D 9:C65 E6>A@C2CJ ?FCD6D[ G@H65 E@ “5@ H92E6G6C 😀 ?646DD2CJ E@ >:?:>:K6 5:DCFAE:@?D” 2?5 D2:5 E96J H6C6 AC6A2C65 E@ 56=:G6C 42C6 ?@ >2EE6C 9@H =@?8 E96 DEC:<6 =2DED] |@F?E $:?2: D2:5 😕 2 DE2E6>6?E |@?52J :E 925 =:?65 FA `[c__ E6>A@C2CJ ?FCD6D]k^Am

kAm}6H *@C<\!C6D3JE6C:2? 244FD65 E96 F?:@? @7 DE28:?8 2 DEC:<6 E@ “4C62E6 5:DCFAE:@?]”k^Am

kAmQ(6’C6 C625J E@ <66A ?68@E:2E:?8 2 72:C 2?5 C62D@?23=6 4@?EC24E E92E C67=64ED @FC C6DA64E 7@C @FC ?FCD6D 2?5 E96 4C:E:42= C@=6 E96J A=2J[ 2?5 2=D@ C64@8?:K6D E96 492==6?8:?8 C62=:E:6D @7 E@52J’D 962=E942C6 6?G:C@?>6?E[” E96 9@DA:E2= D2:5]k^Am

kAmt249 >65:42= 46?E6C 😀 ?68@E:2E:?8 H:E9 E96 F?:@? :?56A6?56?E=J] $6G6C2= @E96C AC:G2E6 9@DA:E2=D 😕 2?5 ?62C }6H *@C< r:EJ C624965 562=D 😕 C646?E 52JD E@ 2G6CE 2 A@DD:3=6 DEC:<6]k^Am

kAm%96 E9C66\52J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^?J4\?FCD6D\DEC:<6\5g`7ba43f24f_hc_c63fhd2e5ggaa3bcQmDEC:<6 😕 a_abk^2m C6DF=E65 😕 2 562= C2:D:?8 A2J `hT @G6C E9C66 J62CD 2E |@F?E $:?2: 2?5 |@?E67:@C6] %96 A24E 2=D@ :?4=F565 DE277:?8 :>AC@G6>6?ED[ E9@F89 E96 F?:@? 2?5 9@DA:E2=D ?@H 5:D28C66 23@FE 9@H >F49 AC@8C6DD 92D 366? >256[ @C H96E96C E96 9@DA:E2=D 2C6 C6EC62E:?8 7C@> DE277:?8 8F2C2?E66D]k^Am

kAm%96 D:56D 2=D@ 5:DAFE6 H96E96C E96 9@DA:E2=D 2C6 ECJ:?8 E@ C65F46 962=E9 36?67:ED] |@F?E $:?2:[ 7@C :?DE2?46[ D2JD :ED AC@A@D2=D H@F=5 4FE 4@DED H:E9@FE 492?8:?8 4@G6C286]k^Am

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.