Nurses on Unit 8E are entering week four of a strike—not by choice, but by necessity. We are fighting for safe nurse-to-patient staffing, wages that keep up with inflation and NYC’s cost of living, keeping our healthcare coverage, and retention standards that protect patients. Chronic understaffing has already harmed patient care. Nurses are burned out, leaving bedside roles, and hospitals continue to prioritize profit over people. Now, there are reports the hospital may attempt to force an impasse and replace striking nurses entirely. That threat is meant to break us. It won’t.

This fight is bigger than one unit. Nurses across New York and nationwide are standing up to a system that underfunds care while patients and staff pay the price. This fund helps cover basic necessities—food, transportation, and emergency expenses—so nurses can continue holding the line for safe, humane care.

Supporting nurses means protecting patients. Thank you for standing with us.