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massive acts in public.hope: what barbarism.let’s change subject,hospital nursingnew york abandoned theirsI work this MondayThey ask for more staff and ask asalary increase.Jonathan Inoa tells us that thethe strike is kept because I didn’tdid not reach any agreement on hiswork contract.jonathan: this strike ateearlier in the day and againcontinue, since the nursesof hospitals do nothe reached an agreement on hiswork contract.more than 7000 workers ofhealth of . two hospitals ofbronx and manhattan questionworking conditions easalary increase>> they are putting ustoo many patients.sometimes I have up to eightpatients.after that i cant even get onetime to eat, because it isdifficultno time to go tobath.they are very strong conditionswe are working on.however, we do everythingpossible to give better careto patients.jonathan: comes fromnegotiations and no agreement.the administration ofhospitals have not beenwilling to meet thenurse requests.They only offer an increase of19%, when these workersand 25% during thenext 3 years.>>> we are out for oursWe want to support the community.we are here because we want tothat hospitals are moreSafe.jonathan: the members ofthe union is overloadedof work, and does not meet thepromise to hire apersonages.>> there are about 500 vancas that I don’t know aboutthey filled this hospital,we ask that it be anurse for fourpatients, instead of one forevery 40.jonathan: another hospitalcontinues the negotiationshappens with the union, mine withoutHowever, the other hospitalabandoned the negotiations.>> we went out to talkwith them.>> it is urgent thathospitals recognize thework and sign a contractby nurses.nurses are expectedreturn to picketto hit.they will continue to protest until