Nurses At 2 NYC Hospitals Reach Deals To End Strike

NEW YORK CITY — New York City nurses at two area hospitals have agreed and ratified new labor deals to end their strikes as of Wednesday night.

Nurses for Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospitals agreed to new deals, ending an almost month-long strike that began on Jan. 12.

"I am pleased to share that our nurses at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai Morningside have voted overwhelmingly to ratify new three-year contracts," Mount Sinai Health System CEO, Brendan Carr, said in a statement.

"As part of the agreement, our nurses will begin working again starting with the AM shift on Saturday, February 14."

Montefiore nurses could return to work as early as Feb. 14 as well.

"Congratulations to nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside and West, who all ratified their strong union contracts by an overwhelming majority!," the New York State Nurses Association said in a social media post on Wednesday.

New York-Presbyterian nurses voted against ratifying their tentative agreement Wednesday night, according to PIX11. Around 4,500 nurses will continue to strike.

All three tentative agreements include a 12 percent salary increase over a three-year contract, staffing retention and increases.

Other terms include health benefit protections and safeguards from workplace violence, among others. Official contract details have not been disclosed.

This is a developing story. This post may be updated.