\nBy S\u00cdLE MOLONEY<\/p>\n
Day 21 (Week 3) Sunday, Feb. 1, of the NYSNA Nurses strike outside Montefiore Medical Center on 210th St, Norwood, The Bronx. Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses continued their strike action on Day 21 (Week 3), Sunday, Feb. 1, outside Montefiore Medical Center on 210th Street in Norwood, The Bronx, as plans are afoot to rally in Manhattan on Monday, Feb. 2, outside the office of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.<\/p>\n
On Jan. 31, NYSNA nurses, representing Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and NewYork-Presbyterian said that from the very beginning of bargaining in September, and even after 20 days on strike in bitterly cold weather, they are not willing to cut corners on patient and nurse safety.<\/p>\n
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Nurses from Montefiore, Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, and NewYork-Presbyterian said they came to the bargaining table at the Javits Center the same day and later issued the following statement, attributed to the New York State Nurses Association:<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs NYSNA nurses have said from the very beginning of bargaining in September, and even after 20 days on strike in the bitter cold, we are not willing to cut corners on patient and nurse safety. Today, nurses gathered at the Javits Center and put forward comprehensive revised proposals that improve safe staffing levels with no takeaways on safe staffing accountability, protect nurses\u2019 health benefits, prevent workplace violence, and increase wages to help recruit and retain experienced nurses at the bedside. We streamlined and revised our proposals in an effort to bring hospital executives back to the table to negotiate in good faith and settle fair contracts as quickly as possible that get nurses back to work to care for New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The statement continued, \u201cNYSNA nurses are serious about settling fair contracts and getting back to work delivering the quality care all New Yorkers deserve. Now hospitals need to get serious at the bargaining table, end this strike, settle fair contracts that immediately and unconditionally bring back the nurses who are committed to care for our communities, and finally show that they respect New York City\u2019s frontline nurse heroes and our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, when contacted on Sunday for a progress update on the negotiations, a spokesperson for Montefiore shared the following joint statement from Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian:<\/p>\n
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\u201cToday we made a fair, reasonable, and responsible economic proposal that provides annual wage increases and continues generous healthcare and pension benefits, under an economic structure that works for all of the parties and the safety-net hospitals that are tied to our economic terms. We are now assessing the rest of the union\u2019s proposals so that we can respond with a comprehensive settlement offer in order to end the strike and bring our nurses back.\u201d<\/p>\n
The New York State Nurses Association represents more than 42,000 members in New York State. We are New York\u2019s largest union and professional association for registered nurses. NYSNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United, AFL-CIO, the country\u2019s largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses, with more than 225,000 members nationwide.<\/p>\n
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