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Nurses Strike: Negotiations Intensify as Demands Shift

2/2/2026

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The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) is negotiating with three hospital systems to end a 22-day strike involving 15,000 city nurses.
The union has revised proposals, reducing the wage demand from 30% to 18% over three years.
Hospital executives reject these demands as financially constrained.
Hospitals have incurred substantial costs to maintain operations during the strike.
Political support has grown with visits by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders.

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The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) is negotiating with three hospital systems to end a 22-day strike involving 15,000 city nurses.
The union has revised proposals, reducing the wage demand from 30% to 18% over three years.
Hospital executives reject these demands as financially constrained.
Hospitals have incurred substantial costs to maintain operations during the strike.
Political support has grown with visits by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders.