No be small matter o! Thousands of nurses don pack their load and waka comot for three major hospitals for New York City after e clear say negotiations no gree yield anything. The strike start for morning time, around 6 a.m., for The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of their branches. Other hospitals wey dey affected na NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center wey dey for Bronx.
Dem dey talk say about 15,000 nurses dey involved for this strike, according to New York State Nurses Association. E fit cause wahala wey go make hospitals begin transfer patients, cancel operations or even tell ambulances say make dem no come that side again, as people go run comot from hospitals wey dey strike.
The hospitals don start to hire temporary nurses to fill the gap wey dey there during the walkout. Dem don still tell people say everything go dey okay, as Montefiore even post message wey dey assure patients say their appointments go hold. But as e be, nobody sabi how far this strike go take make sense.
Nurses wey dey strike don shout plenty demands like better staffing and safer work environment. Dem dey complain say hospitals don dey overload their workload, and on top that, dem also want proper security measures for workplace, especially after one serious gory incident wey happen last week. Dem even talk say dem no want hospitals use artificial intelligence to dey manage patients without considering their professional judgment.
The hospitals wey dey negotiate dey talk say dem don dey try improve staffing level, but dem also dey claim say the demands wey the union dey push na too heavy for their pocket. Nurses don even vote to authorize the strike last month, so no be joke matter.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani don express concern about this matter. Mayor Mamdani even go meet the nurses for their picket line, run mouth for this strike matter, tell the hospital executives say maintain respect for nurses and the work wey dem dey do because na dem keep the city alive during tough times. Make everybody remember say nurses na national treasures.
The last time wey dis kind strike happen na just three years ago for 2023. That one no last long; e just take three days but e result in 19% pay rise over three years, and e promise better staffing. But this time, e be like say we no dey hear sweet things about progress wey the hospitals don make.
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