Tuesday was day five of the nurses' strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey. Nearly 2,000 nurses are on the picket lines, citing burnout and lack of support. naveencbs2ny reports.
in New Jersey.Tuesday night, they stood in unity in hopes for management to negotiate in good faith."This will help everybody that's nurses get what they need to support their patients," nurse Marie Ciufo said."Some days I wake up and I'm like, I do not want to go to work," said nurse Nadine Elshrif, who has been on the job for less than a year.
In the four months since negotiations began for the United Steelworkers Local 4-200 and its nearly 2,000 nurses, staffing is the sticking point in contract talks. "We had nine nurses on, and then I had overheard my director say we had 17 nurses on for the following day shift," said neonatal ICU nurse Kate Trinidad.
That was enough for Trinidad to walk off the job. She's only been at the hospital for two years, and she's already burnt out.A hospital spokesperson says the hospital remains open to good faith negotiations, further saying the union called the strike and walked away from the table."I just want them to settle and give us patient safety and our ratios so that it can help our patients inside," Ciufo said.
As for negotiations, hospital officials say they made their latest offer on Aug. 2, and the union has not responded to it yet.Thanks for reading CBS NEWS.Please enter valid email address to continue
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