"All hospital systems reneged on their commitment to offer straightforward counter-proposals on salaries that would not make nurses choose between maintaining their health benefits, getting a pay raise, or improving hospital safety, NYSNA said in a statement. Nurses from Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyerian in Manhattan and Montefiore in the Bronx have been on strike since Jan. 12. They are demanding better pay, more staff and improved workplace conditions."
"Brendan Carr, MD, CEO of Mount Sinai, said management has been attending bargaining sessions and offered lump sum increases to NYSNA so the union can allocate those funds however it chooses. Management at NewYork-Presbyterian said it presented a series of proposals that the union walked away from on Friday. We presented a series of proposals, including an increased economic proposal with healthcare benefits which remain at zero cost to our nurses, and are some of the best in the nation,"
Nearly 15,000 nurses from Mount Sinai, NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore have been on strike since Jan. 12. Nurses demand higher pay, increased staffing, and improved workplace safety and conditions. The New York State Nurses Association says hospital systems reneged on commitments and proposed cuts to health benefits, forcing nurses to choose between benefits, raises, or safety. Hospital management says it presented proposals including lump-sum pay increases and maintained that healthcare benefits remain at zero cost and are among the nation's best. Negotiations stalled after the union said talks failed, and the strike continued amid an approaching winter storm.
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