Nearly 15,000 Nurses Go on Strike at Major New York City Hospitals

Nearly 15,000 nurses went on strike Monday at some of New York City's top hospitals, setting the stage for what could be one of the biggest labor showdowns in the city's health care industry in decades.

The union representing the nurses says a strike is necessary to force hospitals to ensure minimum staffing ratios so that nurses aren't overwhelmed with too many patients. They are also demanding higher wages and more security at hospitals to reduce violent episodes and shootings...