About 1,000 nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn say they will strike on March 1 if the health system does not commit to improve staffing and pay “competitive” salaries. The nurses, who are unionized with the Federation of Nurses/UFT, on Tuesday evening filed the required 10-day notice for the strike, but they can still call it off if negotiations over a new contract progress. UFT spokesperson Alison Gendar said the Brooklyn hospital routinely violates the minimum nurse-to-patient ratios established in the current contract and through a nurse staffing law the state passed in 2021. Click here to read more on gothamist.com.
