This nurse on the picket line outside Mount Sinai Wesst said she was campaigning for PPE: pay, protection of health benefits and enough staff to keep nurses and patients safe.
This nurse on the picket line outside Mount Sinai Wesst said she was campaigning for PPE: pay, protection of health benefits and enough staff to keep nurses and patients safe. ( Photo: Christian Spencer)

The strike by 15,000 nurses, members of the New York State Nurses Association, reached an accord with two hospitals, Montefiore and Mount Sinai, meaning the strike is over for about 10,500 nurses but continued against a third one as we went to press on Feb. 9.

Nurses Settle With Two Hospitals, Strike Continues Against Third
09 Feb 2026 | 01:14
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The New York State Nurses Association said it had reached an accord with two of the hospital groups, Mount Sinai and Montefiore but there was still no settlement with New York-Presbyterian as we headed to press on Feb. 9.

That means the long and bitter strike by 15,000 nurses that began on Jan. 12 is...

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