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NYSNA won agreements at some hospitals, but the nurses strike continued on Feb. 12 at NewYork-Presbyterian.<\/p>\n
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The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announced a major contract victory in the nurses strike on Wednesday, reaching agreements<\/a> with all but one of the NYC hospitals involved in the historic labor dispute.<\/p>\n With nurses still holding out at NewYork-Presbyterian, the development puts a dent in hope that the month-long strike would fully end by Valentine\u2019s Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n NYSNA members at Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals voted to ratify new three-year contracts by an overwhelming majority. Voting took place Feb. 9 through 11.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Nurses at Mount Sinai ratified\u00a0their new contract\u00a0by 87%,\u00a0nurses at Mount Sinai Morningside and West ratified by 96% and nurses at Montefiore ratified by\u00a086%.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n However, nurses at the third hospital affected by the strike, NewYork-Presbyterian in Manhattan, decided to hold out. Nurses at the medical center voted to reject their tentative agreement and a mediator\u2019s proposal. More than 4,200 nurses remain on \u201can unfair labor practice strike\u201d at the hospital, NYSNA said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nancy Hagans, RN, president of NYSNA celebrated the victory at Montefiore and Mount Sinai, but acknowledged the pending contract at NewYork-Presbyterian.\n<\/p>\n \u201cNurses set out to improve patient care because NYSNA nurses believe that every patient is a VIP,\u201d she said. \u201cOur contracts ensure that our hospitals are safer places, through increased staffing, workplace violence protections, and more. \u201cThis hard-earned victory shows hospitals that\u00a0they\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0cut corners on patient care.\u00a0Now\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0time for\u00a0NewYork-Presbyterian to do the right thing, agree to a fair contract and bring all our nurses back to work.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Nurses at the triumphant hospitals won agreements that, among other points, increase salaries by more than 12% over the life of the new three-year contract to recruit and retain nurses. Salaries will increase by approximately 4% in each year of the three-year contracts, the union confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n NYSNA nurses also said the contracts maintain \u201cenforceable safe staffing standards\u201d and increase the number of nurses to improve patient care.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cMontefiore nurses put our Bronx communities first in these negotiations,\u201d Shaiju Kalathil, RN, a nurse leader at the hospital said. \u201cThere is, of course, more to be done, but the wins in safe staffing standards will ensure that patients receive better care, which was our priority from the beginning. We\u2019re tired but stronger than ever, and most importantly, excited to get back to our patients.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai will return to work through Feb. 14.\n<\/p>\n Picketing continues at NewYork-Presbyterian<\/p>\n Meanwhile, picketing will continue at NewYork-Presbyterian. NYSNA posted the latest picket line hours at NewYork-Presbyterian on its website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hospital managers said they were \u201cdisappointed\u201d by the nurses\u2019 rejection of the tentative agreement made this week.\n<\/p>\n