"Striking nurses and hospital management returned to the bargaining table on Tuesday, with hopes to end the largest nurses strike in NYC history. The talks follow a major milestone in the strike when the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said over the weekend that Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian hospital systems agreed to keep the caretakers' health insurance in placeone of the key sticking points in the labor standoff. Both hospitals told amNewYork that management never proposed reducing healthcare for the nurses."
"NYSNA said it won the battle on healthcare coverage but will address other priorities, including better protections for patient and nurse safety, when contract talks continue on Jan. 27. Nurses overcame a major hurdle in protecting their healthcare benefits after hospitals threatened to cut care for frontline nurses and our families, said Nancy Hagans, RN, NYSNA president. This victory is a vital step toward settling fair contracts, but our fight is not over yet. Safe staffing and protections from workplace violence remain our outstanding priorities."
Striking nurses and hospital management returned to the bargaining table with hopes to end the largest nurses strike in NYC history. Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian agreed to keep nurses' health insurance in place, resolving a key sticking point in the labor standoff. NYSNA said it will continue to press priorities including better protections for patient and nurse safety when talks resume on Jan. 27. Nurses resumed picketing after a winter snowstorm and pledged to continue until safe staffing, workplace violence protections, and improved pay and conditions are secured. Nearly 15,000 nurses from three hospital systems remain on strike.
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