Its contract might not expire until March next year, but New York's public nurses union just launched its new contract campaign with a pandemic's worth of workplace demands and a sense of urgency.
The end of the contract marks the first time since the pandemic that the city’s public sector nurses have a chance to negotiate with the city.
“It is widely accepted that safe staffing saves lives, yet H+H nurses are forced daily to undertake patient ratios that are clinically unsafe and are in direct violation of our staffing laws. So many of our experienced nurses are tired and giving up,” said NYSNA Director at Large, Sonia Lawrence, a registered nurse at Health+Hospitals/Lincoln.Another key factor that affects staff retention: pay.
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