December 2022 INSIDE
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Issue #39
Nearly 99 Percent of NYSNA NYC Private Sector RNs Vote to Authorize Strike for Better Patient Care
32BJ-SEIU President to Retire After Nearly 40 Years in Labor Movement
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Kyle Bragg, now retiring as president SEIU 32 BJ at a rally to mark the anniversary of Eric Garner's death in Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn. Editorial credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com
BY CLAUDIA IRIZARRY APONTE, THE CITY
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ew York, NY: On Thursday, Dec. 22, NYSNA nurses announced the outcome of strike authorization votes at NYC private sector hospitals with union contracts expiring Dec. 31. More than 14,000 out of 17,000 nurses at NYC private sector hospitals have completed their strike authorization votes, with 98.8 percent citywide voting in support of authorizing a strike. Voting has completed at BronxCare, Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, NewYork-Presbyterian, and Richmond University Medical Center. Voting is in progress at the remaining facilities, and NYSNA expects all 17,000 nurses to vote overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike.
yle Bragg, the president since 2019 of 32BJSEIU, a powerful union representing more than 175,000 airport, building and service workers, announced his retirement effective Wednesday after nearly 40 years in the labor movement. Formerly a secretary-treasurer of the union, Bragg, 63, became president following the sudden death of Héctor Figueroa, the beloved leader who had helped put 32BJ in the vanguard of organizing and advocatcontinued on page 10
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