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Thanks to the organizing efforts of NYSNA nurses at NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), H+H management announced that it will expedite the new tentative parity pay date.

NYSNA nurses at NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) fought hard for and won a contract with pay parity last year. When H+H failed to implement the July 31st parity increase, the nurses quickly mobilized to demand answers.

On Monday, July 31, NYSNA nurses at NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H)/ Mayorals reached a new contract with the City of New York with pay parity and safe staffing. The contract comes after months of tirelessly mobilizing, speaking out, and bargaining.

NYSNA members held a day of action on March 2nd, the same day that the public sector contract expired for 9,000 H+H/Mayorals nurses, to speak out about the short-staffing crisis that puts public hospital patients at risk.

Hundreds of NYSNA nurses from New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H)/ Mayorals packed the courtyard outside H+H headquarters on Wednesday, Jan. 18, demanding a fair contract and safe staffing to deliver the care all New Yorkers deserve. Nurses held “I am a Nurse” signs honoring Dr.

Public sector healthcare professionals are the backbone of New York’s healthcare system. We care for ALL New Yorkers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we were the safety net for New York – testing, tracing and treating a disproportionate number of COVID-19 patients.