Hospital systems put forward economic offer in talks with striking NYC nurses
“Today we made a fair, reasonable, and responsible economic proposal that provides annual wage increases and continues generous healthcare and pension benefits," the statement reads in part.
Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian hospital systems issued a joint statement Saturday outlining an “economic proposal” that could lead to the end of the nurses strike.
The joint statement:
“Today we made a fair, reasonable, and responsible economic proposal that provides annual wage increases and continues generous healthcare and pension benefits, under an economic structure that works for all of the parties and the safety-net hospitals that are tied to our economic terms. We are now assessing the rest of the union’s proposals so that we can respond with a comprehensive settlement offer in order to end the strike and bring our nurses back.”
There were no specific numbers attached to the statement or any public response yet from the nurses union.
Nurses are pushing for increased staffing levels, protections from workplace violence and higher pay. So far, they reached an agreement on one of the four key issues. New York-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai have agreed to maintain nurses' health care benefits while the two sides remain at odds regarding the other items on the table.
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