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Hospital administrators and union officials appear to be digging in for an extended battle over staffing levels and pay.
Loved ones of patients at hospitals in New York City are concerned about care as nurses continue to strike due to failed contract negotiations on Monday.
Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses,
Nearly 15,000 nurses went on strike Monday at some of New York City’s top hospitals, with workers demanding more robust staffing and higher pay.
The New York State Nurses Association said it called for the strike as negotiations stalled with the city's wealthiest hospitals.
More than 250 union employees at Parker Lord manufacturing company on Robison Road in Erie will go on strike January 11, when their current contract with the company expires.