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Mount Sinai: FIND A WAY to deliver a fair contract for South Nassau nurses and patients!
Mount Sinai came to our community in 2018 with the promise of turning South Nassau into their “flagship” hospital on Long Island. But slapping their name on our hospital has mostly meant jacked-up prices for patients while nurses are stretched thin. Nurses and the Long Island community call on Mount Sinai to FIND A WAY to deliver a fair contract for South Nassau nurses and patients.
Profits Over Patients:
When it comes to paying their top executives, Mount Sinai always finds a way. CEO Kenneth Davis made nearly $7.3 million a year in 2023 in salary, bonuses and perks. A total of 10 Sinai executives and doctors made well over $1 million in 2023 in salary, bonuses and perks.[1] But when it comes to making sure there are always enough nurses at the bedside to provide safe, quality care for Long Island patients, management at Mount Sinai South Nassau claims they can’t find a way. They refuse to agree to safe staffing standards for the sickest patients, even though it’s the law!
Union Busting is Disgusting:
Nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau organized to join NYSNA in 2023 and have been fighting for over a year to win a fair union contract that puts patients first. After the NLRB election, Mount Sinai unlawfully fired a vocal union leader[2] and has been pushing back on nurses’ proposals every step of the way. Unacceptable!
Failing to Invest in Long Island Nurses and Patients:
After Mount Sinai took over South Nassau Hospital, they increased their charges to patients and insurers by 68% between 2017 and 2022 [3].
Why should Long Island patients pay Upper East Side prices for the same services while nurses struggle to make ends meet? Mount Sinai South Nassau nurses have been fighting for safe staffing and respectful pay and benefits like their colleagues at Mount Sinai’s Manhattan hospitals but Mount Sinai executives are dragging their feet.
Support Mount Sinai South Nassau Nurses Fighting for a Fair Contract!
Nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau always put quality care for Long Island patients first. That’s why they’re working toward a fair union contract that guarantees there are always enough experienced nurses at the bedside. Show your support for our local community nurses. Sign this petition to tell Mount Sinai executives to “Find a Way” to deliver a fair contract that respects nurses and patients!
Sources:
- Mount Sinai and related organizations 990 annual financial filings, 2023
- LABOR—UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES—NLRB: Hospital unlawfully disciplined and terminated employee because of her pro-union activities, (Sep 13, 2024)
- New York Department of Health Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System ("SPARCS”) data for Mount Sinai South Nassau 2017-2022
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