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[deleted] t1_j3io21n wrote

Reply to comment by BroadwayBully in Talks continue as approximately 9,000 nurses threaten to strike at 4 NYC hospitals by DrogDrill

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BroadwayBully t1_j3iooyx wrote

I do t think it’s 30% they’re looking for, they want more nurses hired and they would need to be paid of course. I’m saying, at some point, it would even out. Are they going to pay travelers for 6 months, a year? No, it will be a week so the cost is minimal. A year of paying travelers is like 4 years of paying additional staff. Some are getting 500 an hour, that’s almost 10x rn salary.

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_mursenary t1_j3ipchb wrote

As a travel nurse at Mount Sinai, I can absolutely confirm that no travel RN is making $500/hour. The money is good, yes, but certainly nowhere near $500/hour. And yes, they want a 30% raise over 3 years. 10%/year. It will save money in the long run because it won’t last that long. But theoretically, yes, if it did last a long time, which it won’t, it would become more expensive at a certain point. But I do not see that ever happening.

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_mursenary t1_j3ipnei wrote

I can also tell you that some travelers at some agencies are being offered only $5-10/hour in addition to their current rate to work the strike. While other travelers have been offered an additional $55/hr, and that is the highest number I have heard.

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BroadwayBully t1_j3iqein wrote

You should look elsewhere.. travelers at monte are getting triple what you mentioned.

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