NYSNA strike: Union reaches tentative agreement with safety-net hospitals, blasts NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai..
Source: QNS
By Renee DeLorenzo
Posted on January 9, 2026
The New York State Nurses Association has reached a tentative agreement on their union contract with several hospitals across Queens and New York City, rescinding their 10-day strike notices at seven safety-net hospital locations, including Flushing Hospital Medical Center.
However, the strike still looms over hospitals in the NewYork-Presbyterian, Montefiore and Mount Sinai Health systems, which have yet to reach an agreement with the union. The strike notices were initially delivered on Jan. 2 and would go into effect on Jan. 12 if an agreement is not reached by then.
The hospitals that already reached agreement, listed here, agreed to safe staffing, healthcare coverage and pensions for nurses, and workplace protections against violence.
While the NYSNA said it refused to cut corners when it comes to patient and nurse safety, wage increases are still being negotiated with these safety-net hospitals. At this point, the union’s goal is to achieve wage increases in line with the rising cost of living over the next three years.
After the New York State Nurses Association reached a tentative contract agreement with several safety-net hospitals, preventing a strike at those locations, it continues to push for nurse and patient rights and threaten to strike at NewYork-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospitals across Queens and New York City.
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FULL title: NYSNA strike: Union reaches tentative agreement with safety-net hospitals, blasts NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai for not bargaining