Despite marathon and continuing negotiations, 8,700 nurses at three hospitals in New York City are still on track to walk off the job Monday morning without a new contract.
According to Hagans, negotiations have been difficult; although NewYork Presbyterian’s contract, for instance, was passed with a 57% nurses vote, she noted that other hospitals like Mount Sinai are still unable to see eye-to-eye so much, with management representatives walking away from the bargaining table on Thursday.
NYSNA urged talks to continue in good faith, which may now see Mount Sinai return to the table this afternoon. While there is no set deadline for the contract and deals can be laid out well into the early hours of the morning, the NYSNA state nurses will strike at 6 a.m. on Jan. 9 if an agreement is not established.
“We have said: always our number one issue is a crisis of staffing, chronic understaffing that harms patient care. Safe staffing is about having enough nurses to deliver safe care, quality care to every patient. It is an issue that our employers have ignored, made excuses about and fought against us every time,” Hagans said.
Hagans stressed nurses have not taken the decision to strike lightly. Published reports indicate that Mount Sinai has been removing babies from their natal care units, and canceling scheduled surgeries, in preparation for a possible strike.About the Author
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