Emily Swanson at The Bronx Times reports Doctors Council SEIU (Service Employees International Union) and affiliates of NYC Health+Hospitals (H+H) have reached a tentative deal to avert a Strike in which nearly 1,000 Doctors at Jacobi Medical Center, North Central Bronx Hospital, Queens Hospital Center and South Brooklyn Health would have walked off the job.  The Union had advocated for higher pay and other measures to alleviate chronic understaffing and turnover.  Months of negotiations in the contract covering 2,800 Doctors had made little progress since September and a work stoppage was set to begin on Monday (January 13th). The agreement includes substantial salary increases, recognition and retention bonuses and a $12 million “Flexible Physician Compensation Pool” that allows for pay adjustments in future staffing needs.  It also restores cuts to sick time, adds contributions to Members’ benefit plans, increases reimbursements for continuing education and includes Juneteenth as a paid holiday.

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