Thousands of striking New York City nurses have reached tentative deals with hospitals and will return to work after a three-day walkout over demands to increase nurse-to-patient ratios they said had led to overstretched staff and undercut patient safety.
Negotiations ran into the late hours of the night Wednesday before tentative deals were struck with Mount Sinai Health System and Montefiore Health System, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said in a statement.
“The strike is over and we have an agreement,” Mount Sinai said in a statement, while Montefiore said it was pleased a deal had been struck quickly to “minimize disruption to patient care.”…