NYC hospital accuses nurses’ union of seeking protections for workers arriving drunk, high as strike begins
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Nurses strike is largest in New York City history as 15,000 New York State Nurses Association members walk off jobs at Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian.
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"NYSNA leadership’s demand that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job is another example of putting their own self-interest before patient safety," Montefiore Senior Vice President of Strategic Communications Joe Solmonese told Fox News Digital in a statement.
Montefiore added the union is also pushing for an exorbitant increase in pay.
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