NewYork-Presbyterian​ Nurses Will Vote On New Labor Deal After 6-Week Strike

NEW YORK CITY — More than 4,000 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital have reached a tentative labor agreement and could potentially return to work next week.

NewYork-Presbyterian nurses are expected to vote on ratifying the new contract on Friday, which could last until the weekend.

Last week, nurses at the hospital overwhelmingly rejected a previous deal that would have gotten them back to work.

Nurses from Montefiore Medical Center and the Mount Sinai Hospital system returned to work on Feb. 14 after agreeing to their respective labor contracts.

The nurses strike began on Jan. 12 and has lasted for nearly a month and a half. It's the longest the city has ever seen.

The tentative agreement with NewYork-Presbyterian nurses include a 12 percent salary increase over three years, staffing increases, new health benefits and new workplace safety measures.

"Through some of the harshest weather this city has seen in years, nurses at NY Presbyterian showed this city that they won’t make any compromises to patient care. The wins of our private sector nurses will improve care for our patients, and their perseverance and endurance have shown people worldwide the power of NYSNA nurses," New York State Nurses Association President Nancy Hagams said in a statement.