NYC nurses reach deal to end strike at two hospital systems while strike continues at another

Описание: (9 Feb 2026)
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New York - 9 February 2026
1. Various of nurses on strike, picket line outside New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Lynch, nurse practitioner:
“Unfortunately, here at NYP (New York-Presbyterian) two of our, main outstanding issues are still on the table, and that's staffing and job security. NYP was the only hospital here in New York City to have mass layoffs last year, which caused, you know, a need for some job security language, layoff language in our contract, which we're still fighting for.”
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3. Nurses marching
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Lynch, nurse practitioner:
“Obviously it's incredibly frustrating that other employers are willing to give fair contracts to their employees, and ours has yet to do that. So while it's frustrating, we're still motivated and we're still ready to fight.”
5. Nurses on strike
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Tsoi, registered nurse:
“I am very hopeful. I am. I mean we've been fighting out here a long time. What we want people to take away is that this is more than about money. I know that message has been portrayed out there a lot, but this is not about money. This is about our ability to care safely for our patients.”
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7. Nurses on strike
STORYLINE:
Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety and other issues.

The tentative agreement announced Monday involves Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospital systems. Nurses remain on strike at New York Presbyterian. The walkout began Jan. 12.

New York-Presbyterian said it agreed over the weekend to a proposal presented by mediators that includes pay raises, preserves nurses’ pensions, maintains their health benefits and increases staffing levels.

Nurses on strike Monday said staffing and job security remain unresolved. The union reiterated that the strike remains in effect at New York-Presbyterian hospitals.

The hospitals scrambled to hire legions of temporary nurses to fill in during a demanding flu season.

Mount Sinai alone hired 1,400 temporary nurses. The three-year deal, which still needs to be approved by union members, affects roughly 10,500 of the some 15,000 nurses on strike at some of the city’s biggest private, nonprofit hospitals.

The striking nurses priorities vary by hospital, but staffing has generally been a central issue. Nurses complained of being overworked, saying the hospitals held out for weeks on committing to more manageable patient loads. The union said Monday that the tentative agreements would increase staffing and otherwise address those concerns.

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