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Contracts covering tens of thousands of unionized HCA workers set to expire soon

March 3, 2023

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Many unionized healthcare workers are negotiating new contract terms for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started as previous deals expire. In new agreements, they are focusing heavily on language around staffing and retaining employees, and other issues exacerbated by the pandemic.

Contentious negotiations have led to a number of strikes in the past year, including one this January among thousands of nurses at two New York hospitals: Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Those nurses walked off the job for three days before reaching agreements over staffing levels in new contracts with the hospitals, according to the New York State Nurses Association, which represents those nurses.

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