Overview
- Nurses at Interfaith, Kingsbrook Jewish, Maimonides, Wyckoff Heights and Richmond University Medical Center rescinded their Jan. 2 strike notices after tentative agreements, with talks continuing to finalize contracts by Friday.
- About 16,700 nurses at seven larger private hospitals, including Montefiore, Mount Sinai and NewYork‑Presbyterian/Columbia, could walk out around Jan. 12 if negotiations fail.
- Mount Sinai says it is conducting staffing disruption drills, integrating outside nurses and coordinating with other systems to manage capacity during any work stoppage.
- Hospital leadership says strike preparations are costly and divert resources from care teams, and Mount Sinai argues NYSNA’s proposals would cost $3.59 billion over three years and sharply raise average pay, a claim union members dispute.
- NYSNA President Nancy Hagans praises safety‑net facilities for agreeing to stronger staffing, benefits and workplace‑violence protections and urges wealthier systems to follow their example.