Nurses, NY hospital system reach tentative deal to end city’s largest nursing strike

Nurses on strike at a major New York City hospital system have reached a tentative deal to end a more than monthlong strike

NEW YORK -- New York City’s largest nursing strike in decades is poised to end after more than 4,000 nurses seeking better staffing and job security at NewYork-Presbyterian reached a tentative contract agreement with management early Friday.

The New York State Nurses Association said union negotiators and administrators at the last of three major hospital systems hit by the more than monthlong walkout approved a tentative deal but did not disclose details.

The proposal now goes to union members for a vote. If ratified, nurses would return to work as early as next week.

“We are pleased to have reached a tentative settlement with NYSNA, through the mediator, that reflects our tremendous respect for our nurses — the settlement is still subject to ratification,” NewYork-Presbyterian spokesperson Angela Karafazli said in a statement.

The roughly 4,200 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian had been the last remaining on the picket line during bitterly cold temperatures in what their union said was the largest and longest walkout of nurses in the city’s history.