Largest nursing strike in New York City history begins amid stalled contract negotiations
Source: ABC News
About 15,000 nurses across the city walked off the job on Monday.
ByBill Hutchinson and Mary Kekatos
January 12, 2026, 10:56 AM
The largest nurses' strike in New York City history began Monday morning after the nurses' union and hospitals officials failed to reach a tentative settlement.
Nearly 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian walked of the job, according to the New York State Nursing Association (NYSNA), the union representing the nurses.
"Unfortunately, greedy hospital executives have decided to put profits above safe patient care and force nurses out on strike when we would rather be at the bedsides of our patients," Nancy Hagans, NYSNA's president, said in a statement early Monday. "Hospital management refuses to address our most important issues -- patient and nurse safety."
Strike lines began at 6 a.m. ET on Monday at Mount Sinai, with 7 a.m. ET lines forming at Montefiore Bronx locations and NewYork-Presbyterian locations, according to NYSNA.
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York.
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