THOUSANDS OF NURSES ON STRIKE IN NEW YORK CITY

Roughly 15,000 nurses are on strike at three of New York City’s biggest private hospitals, including Mount Sinai in Manhattan, Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The striking nurses say they’ve taken to the picket lines seeking safer staffing levels and better pay. In response to the walk out, a spokesperson from Mount Sinai called the nurses demands “unreasonable,” saying the proposals “would cost $1.6 billion over three years just at The Mount Sinai Hospital.” The hospitals have hired visiting nurses from staffing agencies to maintain patient care during the strike, which shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. Correspondent Leigh Waldman has all the details in a 3:30pET PKG from New York City.