NYC Nurses Strike: Negotiations Resume on Day 11 Amidst Union Busting Claims

Negotiations Underway

• 🤝 Representatives from the nurses union and hospitals have resumed negotiations on the 11th day of the strike.
• ⚠️ Union leaders reported that hospital representatives arrived hours late to the scheduled 10:00 AM session at the Sheridan Hotel.
• 💬 Despite the delayed start, negotiations are currently underway.

Support for Striking Nurses

• 📣 Hundreds of nurses continue to picket on Madison Avenue, demanding their voices be heard.
• 🤝 The Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection joined the picket line outside Mount Sinai Hospital, showing support for workers.
• 🏛️ Negotiations are taking place at the urging of Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams.

Key Demands and Concerns

• 💰 Nurses are calling for better pay and benefits, increased staffing levels, and enhanced workplace security, including metal detectors.
• 🛡️ They seek to minimize patient violence by implementing weapons detection systems.
• ⚖️ Union members are demanding the rescission of unlawful disciplines and terminations, alleging union busting tactics.

Allegations and Counterclaims

• 🚫 Three members claim they were victims of union busting and were terminated via voicemail hours before the strike.
• ❌ Mount Sinai Hospital has denied union busting claims, stating that the fired nurses were hiding and locking away critical supplies.
• 🗣️ The fired nurses have denied these allegations.

Potential Escalation

• ✊ The union representing medical residents and interns is expected to join the nurses in solidarity on Monday if no deal is reached.