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The New York nurses replaced by AI: β€˜It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’

The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike

Marilyn Shuler has worked as a utilization review nurse for 39 years at Montefiore hospital in the Bronx in New York City, helping to read patient charts and communicate with insurance companies over coverage.

After nearly four decades in her job, Shuler is one of 12 nurses who were laid off Sunday after being replaced with AI-powered software, according to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), which represents nurses at the hospital.

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Β© Photograph: AndrΓ©s Kudacki/AP

Β© Photograph: AndrΓ©s Kudacki/AP

Β© Photograph: AndrΓ©s Kudacki/AP

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β€˜Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind

Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing β€˜personal vendetta’ at their expense

Donald Trump has blamed everything – from β€œnational security” issues, the deaths of birds and whales, and cancer – in his decades-long campaign against windfarms. But as the Trump administration continues to undermine the industry, what worries workers most are their jobs.

Since taking office for a second term, Trump has issued an executive order aiming to halt all wind-energy leases and permits, attempted to issue stop-work orders on wind projects under construction, and paid more than $2.6bn in settlements to buy out wind energy leases. And hundreds of workers have been affected.

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Β© Photograph: Al Drago/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Al Drago/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Al Drago/Getty Images

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