Bargaining with NewYork-Presbyterian to Resume Thursday, Nurses Continue Sixth Week of Historic Strike and Demand Safe Staffing
For immediate release: Wed., Feb 18, 2026
Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169
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BARGAINING WITH NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN TO RESUME THURSDAY, NURSES CONTINUE SIXTH WEEK OF HISTORIC STRIKE AND DEMAND SAFE STAFFING
Mediators called NYSNA and NewYork-Presbyterian back to the table for Thursday, Feb. 19
4,200 NYSNA nurses continue to strike and demand safe staffing
New York, NY — On Thursday, Feb. 19, NYSNA is scheduled to return to the bargaining table with NewYork-Presbyterian after being called back by the mediators. 4,200 nurses remain on strike in the sixth week of historic nurse strike. Nurses are demanding improvements to safe staffing to ensure they can care for New Yorkers safely.
NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN, BSN, CCRN, said, “We look forward to making progress toward a contract that protects patients. NYP nurses have shown that they will not compromise on patient care and are willing to do whatever it takes to get the contracts their communities deserve.”
Beth Loudin, RN, and local leader from NewYork-Presbyterian, said, "We are eager to get back to the table with NewYork-Presbyterian and make progress on job security and staffing. We’ve fought for six long weeks because we want the best for our patients and are excited to return to care for New Yorkers.”
On Monday, Feb. 16, NYSNA nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian who work in a pediatric intensive care unit at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital (CHONY) won an arbitration award after tracking the unsafe staffing levels in their unit from Jan. 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. The arbitrator found that the hospital had violated the nurse contract’s staffing provisions 614 times and awarded nurses who worked understaffed $399,829.
This finding is the third finding of make whole relief for RNs. Arbitrators have awarded NYP RNs approximately $675,000 and 141 extra vacation days to remedy staffing violations on three different units. NYP has appealed every award so far, which means that nurses have yet to receive any financial compensation. These cases are currently on appeal in federal court.
In 2024, NewYork-Presbyterian CEO Steve Corwin raked in $26.3 million in total compensation — that’s over $2.1 million per month, and nearly $72,000 per day. In just one day, NYP CEO Steve Corwin made more money than many New York City families make in an entire year. New CEO Brian Donley made $5.4 million in salary, benefits and perks in 2024.
NYSNA nurses at NYP recently voted down a mediator’s proposal that they say failed to adequately address their staffing concerns. They continue to strike and demand that the hospital agree to their staffing standards. The latest picket line times can be found at www.nysna.org/strike.
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The New York State Nurses Association represents more than 42,000 members in New York State. We are New York’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses. NYSNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United, AFL-CIO, the country's largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses, with more than 225,000 members nationwide.