A strike is one of the tools unions use during negotiations if they’re not getting what they want at the bargaining table. If NYSNA’s voted in, you could be required to strike — but the real impact could fall on your patients and you, not the union.
Striking workers don’t get paid by the hospital. That means your pay will stop, but your monthly bills will not.
NYSNA collected $69M last year in union dues but they may claim they don’t have resources for you if you go on strike.¹
Even worse, NYSNA bylaws may allow them to fine you for not joining a strike or for crossing“a duly authorized picket line.” ²
Meanwhile, union officials continue earning their full salaries during a strike.
At LIJ, you deliver essential care. A strike could leave patients without the care and support they need.
In fact, a study analyzing more than 20 years of data in New York State revealed nurses’ strikes increased in-hospital mortality by 18.3% and increased 30-day readmissions for patients admitted during a strike by 5.7%.³
For Example…Nurses at Albany Medical Center were expected to walk out on their patients during the 2020 COVID pandemic when negotiations with NYSNA stalled.
A strike impacts you, your family, your patients, and the community, not the unionleaders who call for it.
¹ New York State Nurses Association Form LM-2. 038-970 (LM2) 03/31/2025.
² NYSNA Bylaws, Article III, Section 1 10/12/2017 BylawsCover.indd
³ Gruber, Jonathan and Kleiner, Samuel. 2012. "Do Strikes Kill? Evidence from New York State." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 4 (1): 127–57.
