A.J. Schumann

Striking New York Nurses Brave Subzero Cold

A.J. Schumann
Sarah Hughes
A long procession of strikers bundled up against the cold, most wearing bright red NYSNA hats or scarves, packs a sidewalk lined with piles of shoveled snow. The group is diverse in race and gender. Many are smiling. A woman in the foreground holds up a red "In Solidarity" banner.

Fifteen thousand New York nurses are more than three weeks into their strike for a fairer contract. Yesterday members of the New York State Nurses Association braved below-freezing temperatures to march across the Brooklyn Bridge and deliver a message to City Hall.

Hundreds of nurses joined together in Cadman Plaza Park, clad in cherry-red NYSNA beanies and holding aloft signs that read “Safe Staffing Saves Lives,” “Quality Healthcare for All,” and “Hospital Execs Literally Make Us Sick."