(NEW YORK CITY) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Members employed at Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside and West have voted to ratify new three-year Hospital contracts by an overwhelming majority.

Nurses began bargaining in September and went on the largest and longest Nurse Strike in New York City History on January 12th, picketing through some of the coldest temperatures in the City and demonstrating their incredible resolve to protect patient and Nurse safety through fair contracts.  

Nurses at Mount Sinai ratified their new contract by 87%, Nurses at Mount Sinai Morningside and West ratified by 96% and Nurses at Montefiore ratified by 86%. Voting took place between February 9th and 11th.

The three contracts will cover 10,500 Nurses at the two Hospital Systems.

Nurses will begin returning to work, with the last Nurses returning to work through Saturday (February 14th).

Meanwhile, NYSNA Nurses employed at NewYork-Presbyterian voted to reject their tentative agreement and Mediator’s proposal. As a result, more than 4,200 Nurses remain on an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike at NewYork-Presbyterian.

NYSNA President Nancy Hagans said: “Nurses set out to improve patient care because NYSNA Nurses believe that every patient is a VIP. Our contracts ensure that our Hospitals are safer places through increased staffing, workplace violence protections and more. This hard-earned victory shows Hospitals that they can’t cut corners on patient care. Now it’s time for NewYork-Presbyterian to do the right thing, agree to a fair contract and bring all our Nurses back to work.”  

NYSNA Executive Director Pat Kane said: “This victory is not just for us. It's for our patients. It’s for our communities. It’s for Working People across the City who risk it all to go up against the wealthiest institutions in this City to fight for what they believe in. We’re so fortunate to have the support of so many patients, families and allies. Now the work of enforcing our strong contracts begins and the work to negotiate with NewYork-Presbyterian continues!”  

Nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Morningside and West fought for and won agreements that: Maintained enforceable Safe Staffing Standards and increases the number of Nurses to improve patient care at all Hospitals; Protection of their health benefits, with no additional costs to Nurses; Protected Nurses from workplace violence - safety improvements include additional weapons detection systems at entrances, additional visitor screening, wearable panic alarms, steps towards implementing Behavioral Health Rapid Response Teams, and additional paid time off to appear in court for nurses affected by workplace violence; Protection for Immigrant and trans patients and Nurses, including clear guidelines for protecting patient care and interacting with ICE at Mount Sinai Morningside and West and Montefiore, and new protections for Trans Workers at Mount Sinai Hospital; Safeguards against Artificial Intelligence (AI) in all contracts for the first time; An increase in salaries by more than 12% over the life of the three-year contract to recruit and retain Nurses for safe patient care. Salaries will increase by approximately 4% in each year of the three-year contracts; Beating back aggressive takeaways on health care and safe staffing enforcement; and the return of all Nurses to work after ratification. 

NYSNA represents more than 42,000 Members across New York and is the State’s largest Union and Professional Association For Registered Nurses.

NYSNA is an Affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the country's largest and fastest-growing Union and Professional Association of Registered Nurses, with more than 225,000 Members nationwide.

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