Support Nurses on Strike: Donate to the NYSNA Hardship Fund!

Nearly 15,000 NYSNA nurses continue to hold the line on the largest and longest nurse strike in city history and demand that employers settle fair contracts with nurses. These nurses are at a critical moment in their strike. Hospital executives remain dug in on proposals that would roll back the safe staffing gains nurses won just three years ago, while refusing to implement common sense workplace violence protections or bargain in good faith. Hospitals have saved up hundreds of millions of dollars to hire temporary replacement workers in an attempt to break the union.

Nurses continue to picket day after day in frigid conditions. Many are beginning to collect unemployment insurance. Others are applying for COBRA health benefits to protect themselves and their families because they currently have no health coverage. As the strike continues, many nurses are growing increasingly worried about bills piling up and basic household expenses.

One hundred percent of donations to the NYSNA Strike Hardship Fund go directly to striking nurses who are sacrificing so much to protect patient care for all New Yorkers.Donations help cover essentials like electric bills, transportation to and from the picket line, and other daily expenses. Just as importantly, they are a tangible show of solidarity and encouragement from union siblings and allies at a moment when nurses need it most. Click here to make a contribution!

NYC's unions have also been hitting the sidewalks to stand shoulder to shoulder with these brave nurses. Strike lines are up and running up at locations in the Bronx and Manhattan, and the busiest times are 11AM-1PM. Schedules may change so make sure to follow the nurses on Facebook, Bluesky, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest updates on picket lines and locations, and we'll see you out there!