Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian are set to return to work Thursday, marking the official end of a 41-day strike.
The strike began on Jan. 12, with around 4,200 nurses from the hospital system joining thousands from Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West and Montefiore.
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Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian are set to return to work Thursday, marking the official end of a 41-day strike
The strike began on Jan. 12, with around 4,200 nurses from the hospital system joining thousands from Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West and Montefiore
Nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore ratified their contracts two weeks ago, and NewYork-Presbyterian nurses voted to ratify their own three-year contract Saturday
While nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore ratified their contracts two weeks ago, NewYork-Presbyterian nurses initially rejected a tentative agreement and mediator’s proposal, prolonging their strike by more than a week.
A tentative deal was reached Friday, and 93% of union members voted to ratify a three-year contract Saturday.
“NYSNA nurses showed what it means to advocate for patients, and this moment will go down in history as a win for our communities, in the fight for healthcare justice, and for the labor movement,” Nancy Hagans, president of the New York State Nurses Association, said following the ratification vote.
The agreement includes salary increases of more than 12% over three years, improved enforceable safe staffing standards, an increase in the number of nurses, protections against workplace violence and safeguards related to artificial intelligence, according to the union.
The contract also maintains nurses’ health benefits with no additional out-of-pocket costs for frontline staff.
In a statement Saturday, NewYork-Presbyterian said the new contract “reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play as part of our exceptional care teams.”