QBP RICHARDS ON DEAL BETWEEN ELMHURST HOSPITAL DOCTORS, MOUNT SINAI TO END STRIKE

(May 24, 2023 at 11am)

QUEENS, NY – Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. stated the following in response to the reaching of a deal between Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR-SEIU) and Mount Sinai, ending a three-day doctors strike at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst.

“To be treated with fairness, dignity and respect is all these healthcare heroes have wanted from the start. With this new deal, that is finally what they will be receiving in the form of fair pay and much more,” said Borough President RICHARDS. “Congratulations to CIR-SEIU and all its members on this hard-fought and well-deserved victory in your push for equity in your industry. Unions everywhere will look to you as models for how to achieve workplace justice and I will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with you and all workers, from nurses to writers and beyond, in that fight.”

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