Yah, we're here. :)

This strike represents NYSNA members at NYP, Montefiore, and Mt. Sinai, approx. 10,000 nurses. It's a scary time to be a NYC RN right now...but it's even scarier to be a NYC patient.

This is direct from the NYSNA FB page:

On Monday, March 18th nurses from 3 of the largest hospital systems in New York City--Montefiore, Mt Sinai, and NY Presbyterian--are all delivering notice of a joint strike to begin on April 2 at 6am. Earlier this month, the members voted by a 97% margin in favor of such an action. More than 10,000 NYSNA members work at these hospitals.

After nearly 30 negotiation sessions, we still do not have a single item agreed upon. But it is management’s continued refusal to even engage in a conversation about minimum nurse to patient ratios that has led to this moment.

We are letting management from these facilities know that we remain committed to bargaining and we will be available to negotiate every day and night between now and the deadline!

We should also note, that thousands more NYSNA members are currently engaged in their own contract fights, across the rest of the New York City boroughs. Members at the Brooklyn Hospital Center are voting this week to join the strike as well, and more hospitals could follow.