NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike

A historic nursing strike in New York City is poised to end after more than 4,000 workers reached a tentative deal with NewYork-Presbyterian after six weeks of negotiations.

The New York State Nurses Association, a labor union, said Friday striking members will vote to ratify a new contract that includes a more than 12% pay increase, improves staffing standards and bolsters safeguards against workplace violence.

“This has been a long, hard fight, but we are proud of what we achieved,” said Beth Loudin, a registered nurse and the union’s local leader at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Voting on the contract will ...