More than 4,000 nurses returned to work at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on Thursday.
It brings the 41-day nurses’ strike to an end.
The strike started on January 12.
Nurses were out in rain and cold temperatures for more than a month, fighting for a new contract.
Approximately 15,000 nurses in New York City went on strike.
NewYork Presbyterian nurses joined thousands from Montefiore and Mount Sinai, who ratified their contracts two weeks ago.
NewYork Presbyterian rejected that deal at the time and went back to the table.
The New York State Nurses Association reached a deal for NewYork Presbyterian last Friday.
Nurses overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new three year agreement that protects patient and nurse safety.
They had been protesting unsafe nurse to patient staffing ratios, health care benefits and workplace violence.
The agreement includes salary increases, improved staffing levels and new protections against workplace violence.
“I feel great, I feel strong, I feel the energy from the nurses has been amazing that’s been our strength, honestly. So, I want to go back to what I do best which is taking care of patients, you know,” said Jaiveer Grewal, a NewYork-Presbyterian nurse. “This was not about us, this was not about our money, our wages. This was mainly, it was initially about health care, but once that was resolved it was all about patients and patient safety.”
Nurses will receive a 12% wage increase over three years.
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