NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — We could be nearing the end of the historic New York City nurses’ strike.<\/p>\n
After six weeks on the picket lines, 4,200 nurses have reached a tentative agreement with NewYork Presbyterian.<\/p>\n
They were the final holdouts in the massive citywide nurses’ strike that impacted several major hospitals across New York City.<\/p>\n
A deal is now on the table, and Friday afternoon the nurses will vote on the tentative agreement.<\/p>\n
If it passes, the six week strike will officially come to an end. Mediators and the hospital system returned to the bargaining table just Thursday to restart talks.<\/p>\n
The previous proposal fell through when more than 3,000 nurses voted against it. This time around, negotiators say key demands were met, including safe staffing standards, stronger protections against workplace violence and shielding health benefits from cuts.<\/p>\n
The tentative contract also includes a salary increase of more than 12% over three years to help recruit and retain nurses and improve patient care.<\/p>\n
After a full day of negotiations, both sides announced the tentative deal just after midnight early Friday.<\/p>\n
It’s been a long road. Nurses have been on the picket line for more than a month, marching day after day for what they called a fair contract.<\/p>\n
Nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai reached their own agreements earlier<\/a> and returned to work last weekend.<\/p>\n Voting begins at 1 p.m. Friday and wraps up at 6 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <\/p>\n * More New York City news<\/a><\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n * Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n
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