St. Catherine of Siena Hospital nurses authorize strike
Nurses at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown voted to authorize a strike in the latest escalation of the union’s contract dispute with the hospital, the New York State Nurses Association announced Monday morning.
“It’s simple — we are fighting for safe staffing for our patients and the wages we deserve and need to recruit and retain nurses,” Tammy Miller, a registered nurse and NYSNA union president at the hospital, said in a statement. “Striking is a last resort and not a decision we take lightly, but we’ve made our concerns clear to management and now it’s time for them to deliver.”