NYSNA Update: January 30, 2026
Nurses Close Out the Third Week of New York City’s Largest Nurse Strike
Although hospital management has not shown that it is eager to settle a fair contract, nurses fought hard and made major progress toward protecting their high-quality healthcare — a key sticking point in bargaining at Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian. Both hospital systems signed an agreement with NYSNA that maintains NYSNA Plan A health benefits with no cuts. This clears a major hurdle for nurses in New York City and across the state. Nurses continue to work on bargaining proposals and fight for fair contracts that protect patient and nurse safety.
Over the past week, striking nurses have kept busy, using time on the strike line to bring awareness to priority issues. They welcomed elected officials, including members of Congress Adriano Espaillat, Jerry Nadler, Nydia Velazquez and Grace Meng, to the picket line at Mount Sinai. At NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (CHONY), labor allies spoke out in solidarity with nurses, including DC37 AFSCME; 1199SEIU; 32BJ SEIU; CWA District 1; PSC-CUNY; UAW Region 9A; and the NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
NYSNA nurses held vigils and days of action to call attention to the violence spread by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On Tuesday and Thursday, nurses held vigils at separate hospitals and joined a labor-led vigil for Alex Pretti, RN, as part of a week of action across the country in honor of Pretti and others whom ICE has tragically killed.
The media have been following the strike closely. Some of the highlights include The New York Times, New York Magazine, The City, The Guardian, New York Daily News, Politico, The Nation, The Associated Press, ABC7, News12, PIX11, Crain’s, AMNY, Amsterdam News and El Diario.
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Samaritan Medical Center and Carthage and Claxton Ratify Contracts and Protect NYSNA Benefit Plan!
After months of bargaining, NYSNA nurses at Samaritan Medical Center and North Star Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton Hepburn Medical Center fought for and won contracts that protect the NYSNA Benefit Plan. Both hospitals ratified their contracts overwhelmingly.
Congratulations, North Country nurses! Now it’s time for management at five other North Country hospitals to do right by NYSNA members and settle fair contracts.
Support Nurses on Strike!
To secure the contract that nurses and patients in New York City deserve, we need all our union members to support and take action. As covered above, on Monday, Jan. 12, nearly 15,000 nurses walked out in a historic action. Management has taken all week to return to the bargaining table, but nurses will continue to fight! We need all the support we can get from NYSNA nurses and the broader community. To see ways you can support our NYSNA nurses, click here. Take a moment to send a message to greedy healthcare CEOs; donate to the NYSNA Protected Action Hardship Relief Fund (see below for more); and, most importantly, join us on the picket line!