Elmhurst Hospital resident doctors declare victory in historic three-day strike

Elmhurst, Queens, New York Following a historic three-day strike, over 160 unionized resident doctors at Elmhurst Hospital, located in a largely im...

June 1, 2023
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Elmhurst, Queens, New York Following a historic three-day strike, over 160 unionized resident doctors at Elmhurst Hospital, located in a largely immigrant community in Queens, New York, declared victory May 24. Their fight was for pay parity with their nonunionized Manhattan counterparts. In 2020, Elmhurst Hospital was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Elmhurst Hospital residents on day two of their strike for pay parity with their Mount Sinai counterparts, May 23, 2023.

Mary Owen