Midwives at two public hospitals in the Bronx whose contract expired nearly two years ago have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike after their demands for safe-staffing were ignored, the New York State Nurses Association announced.
Midwives at two NYC Health + Hospitals facilities, Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx, are employed by the Physician Affiliate Group of New York. The workers’ contract expired on June 30, 2023, and negotiations have stalled, according to the union.
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