(NEW YORK CITY) - 165 Doctors represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR)-Service Employees International Union (SEIU) who are employed by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai at Elmhurst Hospital have ended their Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike, with Doctors saying Mount Sinai finally bargained in good faith and made movement that was sufficient for them to reach a tentative agreement after almost a year of negotiations.

The Physicians were the first residents to Strike in New York in 33 years.

In addition to wage increases of 18% over three years, retroactive to November 2022, their tentative agreement includes a $2000 ratification bonus, an enforceable agreement to negotiate on Hazard Pay, a meal allowance that reaches parity with Mount Sinai Hospital residents, and the creation of a Transportation Committee.

The Doctors also won a chief differential pay of $3500, holiday pay and ACGME leave.

The contract will expire on June 30th, 2025. 

With an increase in Resident Physicians organizing (around 8,000 residents and Fellows have Unionized since 2019), the residents at Elmhurst were the third hospital to authorize a Strike in New York within a month’s time. 

Resident Physicians rarely Strike - however, last year was the first time in over three decades that Strike Authorization Votes had been taken, with both Los Angeles County residents and Children’s Hospital Oakland Residents authorizing Strikes, which were averted when they reached tentative agreements.

Also in California, Alameda Health System Physicians just reached a ground-breaking tentative deal following their ULP Strike Notice to their employer on May 15th, while the three residency programs in New York who authorized strikes this month did so almost consecutively. 

Resident Physicians working at Mount Sinai Morningside West, employed by the Icahn School of Medicine, have also authorized a Strike Vote, with 99% of Voting Members in favor of striking if they do not reach a deal.

A date has not been set for their Strike.

The CIR, the largest House Staff Union in the United States, is a local of SEIU, representing more than 27,000 Resident Physicians and Fellows who are dedicated to improving residency training and education, advancing patient care, and expanding health care access for all communities.

To Directly Access This Labor News Story In Its Entirety, Go To: Following Historic 3-Day Strike, Queens Doctors Win Parity, End Strike - Committee of Interns and Residents (cirseiu.org)