7,000 nurses commence strike in New York City
More than 7,000 nurses at two hospitals in New York City went on strike early Monday, forcing the health centres into a frantic flurry to move patients, divert ambulances and scale back other services. The strikes, over working conditions, salaries, and staffing policies, presented serious challenges to hospitals already facing the “tripledemic” of R.S.V., flu, and COVID-19 cases across the …