Statement from Senator Gustavo Rivera on Tentative Deal to End Strike Between NYSNA and Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospitals

 

“Today is a great day for The Bronx and New York City. Overnight, NYSNA nurses reached tentative deals with Montefiore and Mount Sinai ending their three day strike. I’m glad that all parties were able to reach a deal, which includes implementing safe and enforceable staffing ratios in all inpatient units. Such measures will ensure the safety of both patients and nurses by improving working conditions that will allow these professionals to care for Bronxites and New Yorkers the way they deserve. Also, I’m proud that there will be an effort to recruit more nurses locally in The Bronx. Like I said before, no worker wants to go on strike, it is done out of necessity. Nurses dedicate their lives to caring for patients every day and this tentative deal is a product of these nurses’ commitment to their profession. This is a massive victory for our borough, for nurses in our City, nurses across the country, and for the labor movement.”

NY State Senator Gustavo Rivera | rivera.nysenate.gov