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NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Return to Work After Longest Nurses Strike in NYC History
- On Thursday, nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian returned to work after voting overwhelmingly over the weekend to ratify a new three-year contract, ending a 41-day strike.
- On Thursday, February 19, 2026, about 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and NewYork-Presbyterian began a strike over staffing and benefits issues.
- The new three-year contract includes pay increases topping 12%, staffing improvements and AI safeguards, reached by the New York State Nurses Association and NewYork-Presbyterian bargaining team just after midnight Friday.
- Hospitals in the three private systems relied on thousands of temporary travel nurses, transferred some patients, and canceled procedures during the strike, though some patients and families reported delays in routine tasks.
- NYSNA called it a historic win, as the longest nurses strike in New York-Presbyterian history ended after the union and hospitals reached an agreement, with only some private facilities involved.
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NewYork-Presbyterian nurses back on the job after 41-day strike
Nurses have returned to work at a big New York hospital system, nearly a week after they approved a new contract that ended a major nursing strike after more than a month.
·United States
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