"The NYC nurses strike turned into a day of unrest when over a dozen caretakers were arrested for refusing to leave a private area in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday. Photo by Dean Moses Simmering tensions built up during the four-week-long NYC nurses strike began to boil on Thursday when more than a dozen caretakers were arrested for refusing to leave the Midtown headquarters of a major hospital trade association."
"Striking nurses defied the NYPD's repeated requests to clear the entrance of the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) at 555 West 57th St. on Feb. 5, leading to the arrests of at least 15 people. The GNYHA, which has been critical of the nurses strike impacting Mount Sinai, NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore hospitals, advocates for more than 280 hospitals and medical centers in the tri-state area. The disruptive incident occurred on Day 25 of the longest nurses' strike in NYC history."
More than a dozen nurses were arrested after refusing repeated NYPD orders to clear the entrance of the Greater New York Hospital Association headquarters in Midtown. The arrests occurred on Day 25 of the four-week strike, the longest nurses' strike in NYC history. The New York State Nurses Association represents about 15,000 striking nurses who gathered with labor and community leaders, including the New York State AFL-CIO and NAACP, for a day of action during Black History Month. Nurses linked arms, chanted slogans, and accused hospital executives of prioritizing profits over patients and fair contracts. The GNYHA represents over 280 hospitals and had been critical of strike impacts at major systems.
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