NEW YORK, NY –
On Saturday, February 21st, NYSNA Nurses employed at NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) voted to ratify a new three-year agreements. This ended the NYSNA Strike.
After 41 days, the vote of Nurses have ended a historic Strike, that began January 12th when 15,000 NYSNA Nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Montefiore Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian began picketing.
NYSNA Nurses ended this strike by the NYP ratification “This is a proud moment for our Union, said NYSNA President Nancy Hagans. We are so happy with the wins we achieved and now the fight to enforce these contracts and hold our employers accountable begins.”
NYSNA Executive Director Pat Kane said: “We’re so proud of our NYSNA Nurses and so grateful for our allies who showed up over and over again on our picket lines.”
NYSNA Nurses won an agreement that: Improves enforceable Safe Staffing Standards and increases the number of Nurses on the job. The agreement Safeguards against Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their contracts for the first time and increases salaries by more than 12% over the life of the three-year contract
NYSNA represents more than 42,000 members across the State. It’s New York’s largest Union and Professional Association for Registered Nurses. It’s also an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU).
