{"id":689,"date":"2025-03-05T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/?p=689"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:39:55","slug":"nurses-call-off-strike-reach-contract-with-nyu-langone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/nurses-call-off-strike-reach-contract-with-nyu-langone\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurses call off strike, reach contract with NYU Langone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital\u2014Brooklyn called off a potential strike on Friday, <\/span>initially slated for Saturday<\/span><\/a>, after negotiating a <\/span>two-year contract<\/span><\/a> with the hospital that secured an immediate raise to employee salaries and the hiring of 100 nurses to address complaints related to understaffing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The contract outlined a 9.25% wage increase that took effect on Saturday and 6% increase set for March 2026, amounting to a 15.8% overall increase in annual salary. Nurses who have worked the same unit and shift for at least 18 months will also receive a one-time retention bonus ranging from $3,750 to $5,250, and the hospital will pay a combined $1 million to the nurses who worked the understaffed shifts. <\/span><\/p>\n

The nurses, <\/span>represented by the citywide union Federation of Nurses, <\/span>threatened to strike last week if they didn\u2019t reach an agreement with the hospital by Feb. 28.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Union head Anne Goldman said that after establishing the contract, the hospital posted job openings to recruit 100 full-time nurses and that the <\/span>United Federation of Teachers<\/span>\u00a0 \u2014 which oversees the nurses\u2019 union \u2014 will be closely monitoring the process. In previous bargaining discussions, the nurses have said that a 100-person increase would not be enough to amend staffing shortages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very happy that we concluded a contract, but our work continues because our employer has to move forward with the commitments they\u2019ve made,\u201d Goldman said in an interview with WSN. \u201cThey never admit wrongdoing, but they agreed to the remediation \u2014 the type of staff they have to hire and what they have to do \u2014 so that is a victory in terms of setting up a positive system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Goldman said the union has also met with NYU Langone administrators to recommend a staff-led onboarding process for new hires, in an effort to improve retention. She said that during contract negotiations, the union advocated for mentorship programs and two additional medical instructors. She also said she advised that the hospital prioritize adjusting the patient-to-nurse ratio in the emergency room as needed, depending on circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the past three years, the nurses have filed more than 8,000 grievances alleging that the Brooklyn hospital\u2019s staffing practices violate New York state\u2019s required nurse-to-patient ratio. Goldman said the nurses\u2019 compensation for understaffed hours will likely be distributed over two pay cycles, although the exact dates for the payments have not been determined.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe contract, which follows several months of negotiations between the hospital and the union, will support our nurses as they continue to drive exceptional patient care and the best outcomes for all of our patients,\u201d NYU Langone spokesperson Steve Ritea said in a statement to WSN.<\/span><\/p>\n

The nurses unionized in 2016 and have since consistently advocated for higher salaries and smaller nurse-to-patient ratios, having strengthened <\/span>a subcommittee delegated<\/span><\/a> specifically to understaffing concerns in 2022. That same year, NYU Langone Hospital\u2014Brooklyn became the <\/span>first hospital in the borough<\/span><\/a> to receive Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, one of the nation\u2019s leading standards for measuring patient care quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom beginning to end, this is a story of what it takes to run a successful hospital,\u201d Goldman said. \u201cIt cannot happen unless the nurses have the team of help they need, competitive salaries and an employer that understands the greatest investment they can make is in their nurses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Amanda Chen at\u00a0achen@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

This story Nurses call off strike, reach contract with NYU Langone<\/a> appeared first on Washington Square News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital\u2014Brooklyn called off a potential strike on Friday, initially slated for Saturday, after negotiating a two-year contract with the hospital that secured an immediate raise to employee salaries and the hiring of 100 nurses to address complaints related to understaffing.\u00a0 The contract outlined a 9.25% wage increase that took effect on Saturday and 6% increase set for March 2026, amounting to a 15.8% overall increase in annual salary. Nurses who have worked the same unit and shift for at least 18 months will also receive a one-time retention bonus ranging from $3,750 to $5,250, and the hospital will pay a combined $1 million to the nurses who worked the understaffed shifts. The nurses, represented by the citywide union Federation of Nurses, threatened to strike last week if they didn\u2019t reach an agreement with the hospital by Feb. 28.\u00a0 Union head Anne Goldman said that after establishing the contract, the hospital posted job openings to recruit 100 full-time nurses and that the United Federation of Teachers\u00a0 \u2014 which oversees the nurses\u2019 union \u2014 will be closely monitoring the process. In previous bargaining discussions, the nurses have said that a 100-person increase would not be enough to amend staffing shortages.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re very happy that we concluded a contract, but our work continues because our employer has to move forward with the commitments they\u2019ve made,\u201d Goldman said in an interview with WSN. \u201cThey never admit wrongdoing, but they agreed to the remediation \u2014 the type of staff they have to hire and what they have to do \u2014 so that is a victory in terms of setting up a positive system.\u201d Goldman said the union has also met with NYU Langone administrators to recommend a staff-led onboarding process for new hires, in an effort to improve retention. She said that during contract negotiations, the union advocated for mentorship programs and two additional medical instructors. She also said she advised that the hospital prioritize adjusting the patient-to-nurse ratio in the emergency room as needed, depending on circumstances. Over the past three years, the nurses have filed more than 8,000 grievances alleging that the Brooklyn hospital\u2019s staffing practices violate New York state\u2019s required nurse-to-patient ratio. Goldman said the nurses\u2019 compensation for understaffed hours will likely be distributed over two pay cycles, although the exact dates for the payments have not been determined.\u00a0 \u201cThe contract, which follows several months of negotiations between the hospital and the union, will support our nurses as they continue to drive exceptional patient care and the best outcomes for all of our patients,\u201d NYU Langone spokesperson Steve Ritea said in a statement to WSN. The nurses unionized in 2016 and have since consistently advocated for higher salaries and smaller nurse-to-patient ratios, having strengthened a subcommittee delegated specifically to understaffing concerns in 2022. That same year, NYU Langone Hospital\u2014Brooklyn became the first hospital in the borough to receive Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, one of the nation\u2019s leading standards for measuring patient care quality.\u00a0 \u201cFrom beginning to end, this is a story of what it takes to run a successful hospital,\u201d Goldman said. \u201cIt cannot happen unless the nurses have the team of help they need, competitive salaries and an employer that understands the greatest investment they can make is in their nurses.\u201d Contact Amanda Chen at\u00a0achen@nyunews.com. This story Nurses call off strike, reach contract with NYU Langone appeared first on Washington Square News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":692,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions\/692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}