Overview
- All three hospital systems returned to bargaining on Wednesday, with NewYork-Presbyterian reporting incremental progress and one tentative agreement after mediator-led talks at the Javits Center.
- The union says Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian agreed to maintain nurses’ current health coverage, while both hospitals contend they never proposed cuts.
- NYSNA scheduled a 3 p.m. press conference at Montefiore with City Council Labor Chair Shirley Aldebol to update on negotiations.
- Roughly 15,000 nurses remain on strike into day 16, with picketing resuming after a winter storm and residents from the Committee of Interns and Residents joining the lines.
- Hospitals say emergency departments and facilities remain open using large numbers of agency and travel nurses, with state support in place.