(THE BRONX, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association-represented (NYSNA) Home Health Care Nurses employed at non-profit CenterLight long-term home health care in the Bronx have delivered an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike Notice to management.

Nurses voted overwhelmingly to authorize a Strike after CenterLight unlawfully refused to continue the Nurses’ health coverage during contract negotiations - and refused to return to the bargaining table.

Nurses will begin their ULP Strike on Monday (April 14th) unless they can reach a contract agreement before then.

NYSNA Nurses at CenterLight have been fighting for a fair contract and continuing to care for some of the most vulnerable homebound New Yorkers without essential health care for themselves.

Their contract expired in September 2024 and they were thrown off their health care coverage in January 2025.

After CenterLight refused to continue to bargain and refused to work with a mediator, the Nurses - who are demanding immediate reinstatement of their health coverage and a fair contract, voted to authorize a Strike.

CenterLight Nurses go into the homes of some of the most vulnerable homebound New Yorkers and provide a broad range of care - from routine checkups to emergency care.

They travel across New York City, Long Island and Westchester to provide care for mostly elderly, low-income, and underinsured patients.  

NYSNA President Nancy Hagans said: “CenterLight’s behavior is disrespectful to Nurses and harmful to patients. CenterLight Nurses are already overburdened and overworked and should not have to shoulder the stress of no health coverage. NYSNA Nurses will not be bullied and we will continue to fight until we get what patients and Nurses deserve."

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