Striking nurses and their supporters made themselves heard loud and clear on the Upper West Side Jan. 9, airing their grievances outside of Mount Sinai hospital in dramatic fashion at a rowdy picket line.
Well over 1,000 nurses lined the streets outside Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday as the healthcare workers say they continue to demand a safe nurse to patient ratio. NYSNA President Nancy Hagans rallied against the medical center stating that top brass are refusing to budge on workforce numbers.
“They have refused the ratio, they have refused the enforcement—that’s why these nurses are here. The other hospitals have given the ratio and the staffing enforcement. So, we are asking Mount Sinai to do the same: provide the safe ratios for patient care here and also provide safe enforcement for staffing,” Hagans said. “So far Mount Sinai has not called in to continue bargaining.
“I’m here today because the nurses have stood with the city and in the state and nation during a time when we needed them most. They sacrificed not only their own personal safety, but that of their loved ones. They were there for us in the darkest of hours and that’s why we—I am there for them,” Attorney General James said. “This strike is not about money; it is about safety.”Not everyone supported the effort, however.
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