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Mamdani, Sanders Rally With Striking NYC Nurses as Talks Stall on Day 9

Hospitals reject the union’s package as unaffordable, citing 25% raises over three years.

Members of the New York State Nurses Association union listen to Mayor Zohran Mamdani speak during.a picket outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
Members of the New York State Nurses Association union picket outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), speak in front of members of the New York State Nurses Association union during a picket outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Overview

  • Roughly 15,000 nurses have been off the job since Jan. 12, and Tuesday marked the ninth day of the walkout.
  • The union says it has held one bargaining session with each of Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian since the strike began, with little progress and no new meetings scheduled this week.
  • Hospital systems report normal operations staffed by thousands of temporary nurses, with Mount Sinai saying it has hired about 1,400 and extended commitments to keep them on.
  • NYSNA is seeking enforceable staffing ratios, stronger workplace-violence protections and preservation of employer-funded health benefits, while hospitals argue the package equates to roughly 25% wage hikes and multibillion-dollar costs.
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders joined nurses on the Mount Sinai West picket line, urging hospital executives to return to negotiations.