<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The longest-running nurses strike in New York City history has come to an end—for some. Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, however, overwhelmingly voted this week to reject a tentative agreement and to stay on strike until their demands for safer staffing and more job security are met. In this unscheduled strike update episode, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Beth Loudin, a neonatal nurse and member of the executive committee of the New York State Nurses Association at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional links/info: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;New York State Nurses Association &lt;a href="https://www.nysna.org/"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/nynurses"&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/nynurses.bsky.social"&gt;Bluesky page&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/nynurses/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Claudia Irizarry Aponte &amp; Ben Fractenberg, &lt;em&gt;The City&lt;/em&gt;, "&lt;a href= "https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/11/nurses-presbyterian-nysna-vote-protest/"&gt;NewYork-Presbyterian nurses reject contract by overwhelming margin&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Luis Feliz Leon, Sarah Hughes, &amp; Danielle Smith, &lt;em&gt;Labor Notes&lt;/em&gt;, "&lt;a href= "https://labornotes.org/2026/01/fifteen-thousand-new-york-city-nurses-strike"&gt;Fifteen thousand New York City nurses strike&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Music: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Jules Taylor, &lt;em&gt;Working People&lt;/em&gt; Theme Song&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Working People

Working People

NO DEAL: Nurses at NY-Presbyterian overwhelmingly vote to stay on strike

FEB 13, 202621 MIN
Working People

NO DEAL: Nurses at NY-Presbyterian overwhelmingly vote to stay on strike

FEB 13, 202621 MIN

Description

The longest-running nurses strike in New York City history has come to an end—for some. Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, however, overwhelmingly voted this week to reject a tentative agreement and to stay on strike until their demands for safer staffing and more job security are met. In this unscheduled strike update episode, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Beth Loudin, a neonatal nurse and member of the executive committee of the New York State Nurses Association at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Additional links/info: New York State Nurses Association website, Facebook page, Bluesky page, and Instagram Claudia Irizarry Aponte & Ben Fractenberg, The City, "NewYork-Presbyterian nurses reject contract by overwhelming margin" Luis Feliz Leon, Sarah Hughes, & Danielle Smith, Labor Notes, "Fifteen thousand New York City nurses strike" Featured Music: Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song Credits: Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor