With a Monday strike deadline looming, contract negotiations are continuing between three large New York City hospitals and the nurses' union
NEW YORK — — With a strike deadline looming, contract negotiations continued Sunday between three New York City hospitals and the union representing nearly 9,000 nurses prepared to walk out on Monday, union officials said.
“We have said always our number one issue is the crisis of staffing, chronic understaffing that harms patient care,” Hagans said. The hospitals have taken steps to prepare for a strike through patient transfers, directing ambulances elsewhere and postponing elective surgeries.
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