NYSNA Update: January 16, 2026
NYSNA Private Sector Nurses Make History in City’s Largest Nurse Strike
On Monday, Jan. 12, NYSNA nurses made history in the largest nurse strike in New York City history. Nearly 15,000 nurses from Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Montefiore Weiler, Montefiore Moses, Montefiore Hutchinson, NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Milstein, NYP Children's Hospital, and NYP Allen walked out beginning at 6 a.m. After months of bargaining with little movement and proposals that cut healthcare, compromise safe staffing, and disrespect nurses and their patients, nurses were forced to strike. Nurses have picketed daily and held four press conferences, joined by some of the city’s strongest elected officials and community and labor allies, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, New York State AFL-CIO, Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO, 1199 SEIU, the New York City Fire Department and many more. Most importantly, NYSNA siblings from other hospitals have joined nurses. In the face of hospitals’ refusal to make meaningful progress, the outpouring of support has been truly energizing. They’ve reminded us that, as Mamdani said, “In every one of our city’s darkest periods, nurses showed up for work. Their value is not negotiable.”
Media across all platforms has widely covered the strike. Some of the highlights include The New York Times, Politico, ABC, The Associated Press, The Guardian, US News, PBS , WNYC, CBS, NBC, Time, Telemundo, Univision, Al Jazeera, Crain’s, The City, AMNY, Jacobin, Forbes, Bloomberg and People.
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Long Island Northwell Nurses Ratify Contracts
On Wednesday, NYSNA nurses ratified strong contracts that invest in safe patient care at Northwell/Plainview, Northwell/Huntington and Northwell/Syosset. Nurses were determined, and despite Northwell’s relentless fight against safe staffing standards that we know protect patients, nurses secured important improvements. Huntington nurses won staffing ratios for the first time ever! While there is still much to do, Long Island nurses showed that together, nurses can improve quality care on Long Island. We applaud their determination to improve Northwell hospitals for themselves and their community! Now the work of enforcing the contracts begins.
Crain’s and Newsday covered the contract ratification.
Congratulations, Northwell nurses! Together, nurses will continue to fight for what our communities deserve!
Hands Off Our Healthcare! Ensure Our Healthcare is Not Stolen by NYP and Sinai Bosses!
NYSNA nurses at safety net facilities worked incredibly hard to win new contracts with our hospitals that protect our health benefits, improve staffing enforcement with make-whole remedies, lock in our pension, and guarantee raises equal to our NYC peers. Now greedy hospital executives at NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai are jeopardizing our win by proposing dangerous cuts to the NYSNA Benefits. This affects not just nurses in the city, but NYSNA nurses across the state – over 44,000 members at 50 different hospitals!
Call the major New York City trustees today to say no to dangerous healthcare cuts! Click on this flyer for more information and ways you can take action.