NYC Nurses Strike Exposes Wealth Gap in Private Hospitals
Nearly 15,000 NYSNA nurses walked out of major NYC private hospitals after months of stalled talks over pay, health insurance, and understaffing, with Mayor Mamdani and allies accusing hospital leaders of wealth hoarding. Hospitals say union demands would cost billions amid federal cuts and ACA-related funding pressures, and have already spent heavily on strike prep, turning the dispute into a broader fight over who benefits from the costly U.S. health care system.
