NYACK – Nurses who belong to the New York State Nurses Association and work at Montefiore hospitals in Nyack, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon want a new contract before the current one expires at the end of the month.
If one is not reached, its members have authorized a strike.
Nurses rallied outside Nyack Hospital on Tuesday urging the administration to reach agreement before 2024.
Ann Marie Perkins is a long-time nurse at Nyack and she joined the rally.
“Here at Montefiore-Nyack we actually had to strike 23 years ago. I was one of those nurses out on the picket line for six months,” she said. “Six months it took us before we got back in the store. Our goal this time is to have a contact by December 31 expiration date.”
The nurses are calling for safe staffing for patient safety and competitive wages.
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