The New York City nurses strike is not over, but an agreement has been reached with the hospitals to maintain health care benefits, according to the nurses union.
The New York State Nurses Association said in a statement Sunday, in part, that the deal cleared “a major hurdle” in its ongoing negotiations with Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, and NewYork-Presbyterian.
“NYSNA nurses fought and cleared a major hurdle on one of the key sticking points in bargaining — maintaining health benefits for frontline nurses and our families. Working through mediators, Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian agreed to maintain the current high-quality NYSNA Plan A health coverage without cuts. Hospitals and NYSNA must still reach final tentative contract agreements,” NYSNA said. “NYSNA nurses at all four hospitals are ready and willing to bargain in good faith on other priority issues to settle fair contracts whenever mediators call us back to the table.”…