Gretchen Purser
is an associate professor of sociology at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She is co-director of the and coordinates the Labor Studies Working Group for the
Professor Purser provides written comments below that can be quoted directly. She is also available for interviews.
Purser says:
鈥淭his strike by the New York State Nurses Association is one that everyone should be paying attention to.
鈥淣urses 颅颅鈥� who have worked in untenable conditions throughout the pandemic 鈥� have been tirelessly raising concerns about chronic understaffing and the inadequate provision of care for patients. They are striking to demand a fair contract that puts patient care and safety, as opposed to managerial penny-pinching, at the forefront.
鈥淓very single one of us should be invested in this struggle.鈥�
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