(LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK) – Nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) held a speak-out and informational picket outside Mount Sinai South Nassau Monday (December 9th) as they continue their fight for their first contract.

The Union Nurses seek safe staffing, respectful wages and improved benefits that keep experienced Nurses at the bedside.

As they battle for better patient care for their community, Nurses have faced significant challenges from Mount Sinai since they began their efforts to organize a Union with NYSNA and bargain a first contract, Union Officials said.

Registered Nurse (RN) Marianne Gale, who serves as Local Bargaining Unit President, said: “The Nurses of Mount Sinai South Nassau are fighting for safe staffing, better wages and benefits to provide quality care to our patients and the community that we serve.  We are tired of Mount Sinai taking Nurses for granted.  It is time for Mount Sinai South Nassau to come to the bargaining table in good faith and deliver a fair contract to Nurses now!"

In January 2023, Nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau voted to join NYSNA.

Since then, hospital management has challenged Nurses at every step, the Union said, even delaying the Nurses’ Union organizing for nearly a year and illegally firing a Nurse for Union activity, the Union said.

NYSNA President Nancy Hagans said: “Mount Sinai is using its resources to fight against the needs of its Nurses and patients.  As one of the wealthiest hospital systems in the State, they must invest in safe patient care and deliver a contract that Nurses and patients deserve.  South Nassau Nurses should know that they have the strength of the Union behind them, all (42,000) of us across the State.  And we will stop at nothing until Mount Sinai agrees to a fair contract!”  

Long Island AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation President John Durso said: “Management of Mount Sinai South Nassau must put patients over profits, prioritize safe staffing and deliver a fair first contract to the Nurses.  They keep our families and neighbors safe and an investment in them is an investment in quality patient care.  Now is the time to deliver certainty for patients, Nurses and all of the Employees of South Nassau.”

NYSNA represents more than 42,000 Members across New York and is the State’s largest Union and Professional Association for RNs.

NYSNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the country's largest and fastest-growing Union and Professional Association of RNs, with more than 225,000 Members nationwide.

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