"Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are heading back to the picket line as representatives take a seat at the bargaining table in an effort to reach a new contract. The largest and longest nurses strike in New York City history is entering its 39th day as the union and hospital continue to disagree. The is over-staffing, which is the subject of Thursday's bargaining session."
"An arbitrator awarded nearly $400,000 to nurses who work in a pediatric ICU unit at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital due to chronic overstaffing, according to the New York State Nurses Association. "Safe staffing is always a priority and an essential aspect of delivering outstanding patient care," a spokesperson from the hospital said. The hospital said it has filled vacancies and grown its nursing teams post-pandemic, proactively hiring more than 400 new nurses over the last three years alone."
Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital remain on strike into its 39th day while representatives meet at the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. More than 4,200 nurses continue picketing after overwhelmingly rejecting a mediator's proposal that included safe-staffing standards, increased nurse counts and a 12% salary increase over three years. The core dispute centers on chronic overstaffing. An arbitrator awarded nearly $400,000 to pediatric ICU nurses at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital for chronic overstaffing. The hospital says it has hired over 400 nurses in three years and filled vacancies post-pandemic. Separate contracts at Mount Sinai and Montefiore were recently ratified with raises and AI safeguards.
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