With Strike Deadline Looming, Northwell/South Shore Nurses Bargain Until Almost Dawn, No Agreement Reached
For immediate release: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Contact: Andrea Penman-Lomeli | press@nysna.org | 347-559-3169
Diana Moreno | press@nysna.org | 917-327-2302
WITH MARCH 17 STRIKE DEADLINE LOOMING, NORTHWELL/SOUTH SHORE NURSES BARGAIN UNTIL ALMOST DAWN, NO AGREEMENT REACHED
Members at Northwell Health/South Shore University Hospital head back to the table for the first time since they delivered strike notice on March 4
Nurses are fighting to protect their federal labor rights and for quality care for Long Island, including safe staffing levels that guarantee enough nurses at the bedside and fair wages that keep experienced nurses on Long Island
Bay Shore, N.Y. –Yesterday, March 5, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses at Northwell Health/South Shore University Hospital went back to the bargaining table for the first time since they delivered an unfair labor practice strike notice to management on March 4. Nurses bargained until 3 a.m. but saw no meaningful effort on behalf of Northwell to improve their proposals on safe staffing, wages and benefits.
Nurses will go on an unfair labor practice strike on March 17 unless hospital administrators agree to a fair union contract that keeps enough experienced nurses at the bedside to provide safe patient care to Long Island patients. Instead of prioritizing negotiating a fair contract, the Northwell/South Shore administration has interfered with the federal labor law rights of its employees by, including but not limited to engaging in retaliation, interrogation, and surveillance. NYSNA filed unfair labor practice charges against the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
The nurses’ union contract expired on Friday, Feb 28. More than 900 NYSNA nurses work at Northwell/South Shore. The strike notice gives Northwell/ South Shore administrators time to plan care for patients while nurses are on strike. But the best way for management to protect patients is to listen to nurses and settle a fair contract that protects quality patient care before March 17. Nurses are prepared to bargain as much as it takes to settle a fair contract before March 17.
NYSNA nurses at Northwell Huntington Hospital and Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital are also in active bargaining on Long Island. Over 2,500 NYSNA nurses at the three Long Island hospitals are united for quality care for all Long Island patients.
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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.