January 16, 2026
On Jan. 12, nearly 15,000 nurses, all of whom are New York State Nurses Association members, went on strike in New York City for a fair agreement that includes increased workplace safety protections, safe staffing ratios and guaranteed health care benefits.
UUP stands in solidarity with our NYSNA siblings, who need our support as they walk picket lines in what is being called the largest nurses’ strike in New York City history.
Here’s what you can do to help.
Send an e-letter
Please send an e-letter to CEOs at the hospitals where NYSNA is on strike: Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, Montefiore Hospital and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Tell them that NYSNA nurses deserve a fair agreement!
Click HERE to send the e-letter.
Join NYSNA picket lines
UUP encourages members to join NYSNA picket lines, which run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily; the picket lines are busiest between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Please wear your UUP t-shirts, hats and other UUP-branded items to let people know that UUP is there to show our support.
Also, you can print out UUP signs that say UUP Stands in Solidarity with NYSNA Nurses.
NYSNA picket line locations are listed below:
- Montefiore Hospital, Bronx
- Jack D. Weiler Campus: 1825 Eastchester Road
- Henry & Lucy Moses Campus: 111 E. 210th St.
- Montefiore Hutchinson Medical Center: 1250 Waters Place
- New York-Presbyterian, Manhattan
- New York-Presbyterian Allen: 5141 Broadway
- New York-Presbyterian CUMC, 177 Fort Washington Ave.
- New York-Presbyterian CHONY, 3959 Broadway
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan
- Mount Sinai Hospital, 1468 Madison Ave.
- Mount Sinai Morningside, 1111 Amsterdam Ave.
- Mount Sinai West, 1000 Tenth Ave.
More ways to help
There’s still more you can do.
You can pledge your support for striking NYSNA nurses by clicking HERE.
Also, you can donate to the NYSNA Strike Hardship Fund, which is used to provide aid to NYSNA members who are having financial problems due to strikes or protected actions. Click HERE to donate to the Hardship Fund.
Check the NYSNA website, HERE, for updates and more information. .