👩‍⚕️🏥 Over 20,000 private sector nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association were given strike approval on Monday, meaning the healthcare workers from 12 city hospitals could hit the picket line if a new contract isn't met by the end of the year. "Enough is enough: patient safety cannot wait," nurses chanted at a press conference. The nurses are asking for better wages and benefits to support themselves and help with retention; service access; safe staffing numbers; and protect