The Latest Breaking News from NYSNA

Staffing Ratios Drove Nearly Every Nurse Labor Dispute of the Past Decade, Including the One Just Settled on Long Island

Staffing was the top demand in 89% of 107 U.S. nurse strikes. Long Island nurses just won enforceable staffing language.

Medical Daily · Jul 28

The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’

The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike

The Guardian - US · Jul 13

Pittsburgh nurses are fighting for better staffing ratios — and the research backs them up

Since nursing contract negotiations heated up in January 2026 at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh and at UPMC Altoona, the debate shifted from standard wage disputes to a more fundamental question of patient safety: the nurse-to-patient ratio.

The Conversation · Feb 25

Nearly 15K Walk Off Job In Largest Nurses Strike in NYC, Gov Hochul Warns Protests 'Jeopardises Lives'

NYC nurses strike begins: 15,000 healthcare workers walk out over pay and safety. Mount Sinai, Montefiore, Presbyterian hospitals affected.

International Business Times UK · Jan 12

Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike amid contract disputes

Nearly 16,000 nurses to join union-led strike on Monday to demand large hospitals across NYC ‘put patients over profit’

The Guardian - US · Jan 9

Patient storms out of hospital after nurses ignored him

He repeatedly pressed his call button to no avail

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Rutgers strike shows rising militancy

While beltway Democrats push their party toward the middle, the labor movement is willing to disrupt the status quo

Salon · Apr 12, 2023

NYC nurses follow up private hospital strikes by demanding pay parity from city-owned Health + Hospitals network

Weeks after going on strike at two private hospitals in New York City, a nurses’ union is calling on the city’s public hospitals to commit to paying its members salaries comparable to what they now make in the private sector.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

Nurses strike ends at NYC hospitals Mount Sinai, Montefiore after tentative deal reached

A three-day nurses strike that disrupted patient care and services at two major New York City hospitals ended early Thursday morning after a tentative deal was reached overnight — triggering the return of more than 7,000 nurses to work.

Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023

New York City nurses end strike after reaching a tentative agreement

After three days on the picket line, more than 7,000 nurses are returning to work at the city's biggest hospitals with the promise of "concrete, enforceable safe staffing ratios," their union said.

WEKU · Jan 12, 2023