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Striking New York Nurses Win Tentative Deal With Hospitals
The deal includes safe staffing ratios so there will be enough nurses to provide safe patient care, the union says.
“Patient Care Is Our Priority,” Says NYC Nurse as Strike Continues to Third Day
Hospital CEOs have received millions in raises and perks while medical staff have been pushed to the breaking point.
UK Nurses and Ambulance Workers Are Striking for a Fully Funded NHS
Successive conservative governments have cut funding for the universal health care system once seen as a gold standard.
7,000 New York Nurses Go on Strike, Decrying “Unimaginable” Working Conditions
Workers say that understaffing and patient safety issues have forced them to go on strike.
Let’s Support the Thousands of NYC Nurses Who Are Preparing to Strike
As the January 9 strike deadline approaches, building the broadest possible working-class solidarity will be key.
16,000 New York City Nurses Are Preparing to Strike
Facing a ‘tridemic’ of COVID-19, flu, and RSV, workers say they are at a breaking point and patient safety is at risk.
We Need a Labor Movement Willing to Challenge the Status Quo
Joe Burns, director of collective bargaining with the CWA-AFA, discusses the importance of a militant labor movement.
Union Organizing Surged in 2022: Let’s Push for a Radical Labor Movement in 2023
More workers are forming independent unions, untethered from the AFL-CIO and other established labor groups.
The First Big Strike of 2023 May Happen Behind Prison Walls
The new year is set to kick off with a statewide strike by incarcerated workers in Pennsylvania.
Amid Inflation and Short-Staffing, Labor Organizers Demanded More in 2022
Workers across many industries defied conventional organizing wisdom in order to gain ground.