Overview
- NYSNA members approved a revised three-year contract with 93% support over the weekend.
- The agreement provides more than 12% in wage increases over three years, preserves employer-funded health coverage with no new out-of-pocket costs, and introduces first-time safeguards on hospital use of AI.
- The deal sets enforceable safe-staffing standards and commits to adding nurses to address nurse-to-patient ratios and patient safety.
- Expanded protections against workplace violence are included, reflecting core concerns that led nurses to walk out.
- Roughly 15,000 nurses citywide took part in the strike, including about 4,200 at NewYork-Presbyterian, and hospitals relied on temporary travel nurses to maintain services.