Striking New York City nurses reach deal with hospitals

Two New York City hospitals have reached a tentative contract agreement with thousands of striking nurses

The nurses, represented by the New York State Nurses Association, walked out early Monday after negotiations with management ran aground at Mount Sinai Hospital, in Manhattan, and Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx. Each has over 1,000 beds and 3,500 or more union nurses.

“Through our unity and by putting it all on the line, we won enforceable safe staffing ratios at both Montefiore and Mount Sinai where nurses went on strike for patient care," NYSNA President Nancy Hagans said in a statement."Today, we can return to work with our heads held high, knowing that our victory means safer care for our patients and more sustainable jobs for our profession.

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