Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn reached a contract agreement avoiding a strike. The Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified a two-year deal providing immediate raises, with a 9.25% increase from March 1 and an additional 6% next year. This new contract addresses previous concerns over underpayment and staffing issues, ensuring that nurses receive competitive salaries and benefit from premium-free health insurance and employer-paid pensions. The push for better pay also included a one-time retention bonus of at least $3,750 for long-term unit nurses.
The nurses forced the hospital to start paying the competitive salaries they deserve, and they forced management to drop the excuses and acknowledge that it is their responsibility to correctly staff the hospital.
According to UFT, the roughly 1,000 unionized nurses at the hospital were granted a 9.25% raise on March 1, with an additional 6% raise set to take effect next March.
By the end of the contract, staff nurses will have a base annual pay of $125,282, and nurses who stay on the same unit and shift for at least 18 months will be eligible for a one-time retention bonus of at least $3,750.
During contract negotiations, NYU Langone-Brooklyn nurses said they were underpaid compared to nurses at other hospitals in the area.
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