Hospitals in Brooklyn to cut services, hire temps in case of a nurses strike
Nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a strike if negotiations with hospitals fail.
“We now have the ability to issue a 10-day notice to strike if we cannot make progress,” NYSNA President Sheridan-Gonzalez said in a statement. NYSNA nurses represent 18,000 RNs in 14 private hospitals across the city.
If the nurses issue a strike notice, hospitals in Brooklyn will hire temps to take their place. But they will need to cut services substantially as well, they say.