The Philippine consulate in New York on Monday, January 9, expressed its support for the Filipino-American nurses who joined a strike in New York over pay and staffing issues. READ:
expressed its supportThe walkout involved more than 7,000 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, according to the New York State Nurses Association. Afrom GMA News said around 1,000 Filipino nurses were affected by the work stoppage due to the strike.
The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded with a respiratory syncytial virus outbreak and flu season, has put a strain on the healthcare sector across the United States’ most populous city, creating tensions between nurses and their employers. Union nurses from the New York State Nurses Association carry a banner as they walk the picket line outside Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
On Monday morning, nurses rallied outside the two hospitals, chanting “Every patient is a VIP” and waving signs in support of hiring more nurses and better pay.
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