Over 15,000 striking nurses in New York City demand better working conditions and higher pay as they stage a major healthcare strike. The protest, one of the largest in decades, comes after the nurses' union warned that burnout and understaffing were taking a devastating toll on workers.
On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited the picket line to show support for the striking nurses. He was seen meeting with the union representatives and listening to their concerns about hospital administration's treatment of staff.
The nurses are pushing for improved staffing levels and better security measures at hospitals, as well as increased wages and benefits. However, hospital bosses have been accused by Mamdani of using scare tactics in a bid to intimidate employees from going on strike.
Mamdani said that the strike highlights the urgency need for healthcare workers' rights reform. "The fact that we're seeing nurses walk off their jobs is a wake-up call", he stated.
On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited the picket line to show support for the striking nurses. He was seen meeting with the union representatives and listening to their concerns about hospital administration's treatment of staff.
The nurses are pushing for improved staffing levels and better security measures at hospitals, as well as increased wages and benefits. However, hospital bosses have been accused by Mamdani of using scare tactics in a bid to intimidate employees from going on strike.
Mamdani said that the strike highlights the urgency need for healthcare workers' rights reform. "The fact that we're seeing nurses walk off their jobs is a wake-up call", he stated.