The New York State Nurses
Association and South Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health
have reached a tentative agreement.
The tentative agreement
includes improvements to and enforcement of safe staffing standards, as well as
increases in salaries. That includes experience pay to retain
nurses. It also includes improvements to retiree health benefits.
Nurses withdrew their strike notice on Thursday.
Members will vote on whether to ratify the new
agreement starting Friday.
South Shore University Hospital released a statement
saying: South Shore University Hospital (SSUH) is pleased to have reached
a tentative agreement with NYSNA. From the start of negotiations, our
sole focus remained on ensuring that our patients continue to receive
world-class care and our dedicated nurses have the best working environment to
provide that care. The agreement provides our nurses with competitive
salary increases and benefit enhancements and reaffirms our commitment that our
patients continue to receive safe, high-quality care.
NYSNA local president
at South Shore University Hospital Chrysse
Blau stated, "This victory is a testament of our nurses’ commitment to
patient care. We’re proud of having raised our voices loud and clear to ensure
nurses at South Shore get the contract we deserve. NYSNA nurses have a saying,
'Every patient is a VIP!' We hope this is the beginning of a new era for our
hospital where this saying becomes a reality and nurses have the
staffing and working conditions we need to provide our patients with the
excellent care each of them deserves.”