Thousands of New York City Nurses Poised to Strike Over Contract

Nearly 16,000 nurses at three major hospitals in New York City are expected to strike amid a severe flu season, the last group of New York Nurses Association practitioners who have not settled their contracts.

A strike would come three years after a similar labor dispute ended in a historic contract.

Operations at hospitals including Mount Sinai Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian in Manhattan as well as Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx are expected to be affected.

The association said it wants safer staffing levels, better health benefits and more workplace security measures after several recent incidents.

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