"Progress has been made in the historic NYC nurses strike, as two affected hospitals have agreed to maintain nurses' health benefits a key sticking point in the labor standoff. The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the union representing the nearly 15,000 striking nurses, said Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian have agreed to keep in place the nurses' health benefits plan."
"Working through mediators, Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian agreed to maintain the current high-quality NYSNA Plan A health coverage without cuts, a statement from the union read. NYSNA nurses fought and cleared a major hurdle on one of the key sticking points in bargainingmaintaining health benefits for frontline nurses and our families. Health benefits were not part of negotiations at Montefiore in the Bronx, the third hospital system involved in the strike."
"Officials at Mount Sinai have maintained that they never proposed reducing healthcare benefits; rather, they suggested cost controls that the union can use, such as lists for prescription drugs. And with respect to benefits, we have offered lump sum increases to NYSNA so that they can allocate those funds to salary and benefits however they choose, Mount Sinai's CEO, Brendan Carr, MD, said."
Two hospital systems, Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian, agreed to maintain the current high-quality NYSNA Plan A health coverage without cuts. The New York State Nurses Association represents nearly 15,000 striking nurses. Health benefits were not part of negotiations at Montefiore in the Bronx. Mount Sinai stated that it never proposed reducing healthcare benefits and instead suggested cost-control measures such as prescription drug lists. Mount Sinai also offered lump-sum increases for NYSNA to allocate toward salary and benefits. Negotiations have not produced full contracts yet, talks have stalled, and nurses remain prepared to bargain when mediators reconvene.
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