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massive acts in public.hope: what a barbarity.let’s change the topic,hospital nursingnew york abandoned theirjobs this mondayThey demand more staff and ask for asalary increase.Jonathan Inoa tells us that thestrike is maintained because I have notreached no agreement on hiswork contract.jonathan: this strike ateearly in the day and stillcontinue, since the nursesof hospitals have notreached an agreement on hiswork contract.more than 7000 workers of thehealth of . two hospitals in thebronx and manhattan demandworking conditions and asalary increase>> they’re putting ustoo many patients.sometimes I have up to eightpatients.following that I can’t even take onetime to eat, because it ishardno time to go tobathroom.they are very strong conditionswhich we are working on.still, we do everythingpossible to give better careto the patients.jonathan: it comes fromnegotiations and no agreement.the administration of thehospitals have not beenwilling to meet thedemands of nurses.They only offer an increase in19%, when these workersand by 25% during thenext 3 years.>>> we’re out for ourWe want to support the community.we are here because we want tothat the hospitals are moresafe.jonathan: the members ofunion are overloadedof work, and does not fulfill thepromise to hire atpersonas.>> there are regarding 500 vanca that I don’t knowhave filled in this hospital,we are asking for it to be anurse for fourpatients, instead of one perevery 40.jonathan: another hospitalcontinues in negotiationsit happens with the union, my withoutHowever, the other hospitalabandoned the negotiations.>> we went out to talkwith them.>> it is urgent thathospitals recognize thework and make a contractby the nurses.nurses are expectedreturn to the picket linestrike.they will continue protesting until