After six weeks on the picket lines, 4,200 nurses have reached a tentative agreement with NewYork Presbyterian.
Friday, February 20, 2026 9:41AMAfter six weeks on the picket lines, 4,200 nurses have reached a tentative agreement with NewYork Presbyterian. They were the final holdouts in the massive citywide nurses' strike that impacted several major hospitals across New York City.
If it passes, the six week strike will officially come to an end. Mediators and the hospital system returned to the bargaining table just Thursday to restart talks. The previous proposal fell through when more than 3,000 nurses voted against it. This time around, negotiators say key demands were met, including safe staffing standards, stronger protections against workplace violence and shielding health benefits from cuts. The tentative contract also includes a salary increase of more than 12% over three years to help recruit and retain nurses and improve patient care. After a full day of negotiations, both sides announced the tentative deal just after midnight early Friday. It's been a long road. Nurses have been on the picket line for more than a month, marching day after day for what they called a fair contract.Voting begins at 1 p.m. Friday and wraps up at 6 p.m. Saturday.
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