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The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has introduced tentative agreements have been reached with two extra hospitals – Maimonides and Richmond University Medical Center – forward of a deliberate Monday strike. The tentative agreements are along with that reached Sunday for union nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Negotiations for greater than 10,000 nurses at 5 different amenities are persevering with via the week forward of the deliberate strike, NYSNA President Nancy Hagans stated at a briefing for reporters Thursday.
More than 1,300 nurses on the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn have reached a tentative settlement on a three-year contract, in accordance with an announcement from the NYSNA. Voting to ratify the contract begins Friday at Maimonides, the union stated. The NYSNA is recommending members vote sure to ratify the contract, which will increase nurse wages by 19.10% compounded over three years.
A tentative deal has additionally been reached on the Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, the union stated.
Negotiations proceed at BronxCare Health System, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Montefiore Bronx, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Mount Sinai Morningside and West.
Mount Sinai introduced it’s beginning to postpone some elective surgical procedures and appointments in preparation of the nurses strike.