This year’s strike was far more bitter than a strike three years earlier that lasted only three days. The inflatable rat was on display at Mount Sinai West on Jan. 20. Mount Sinai and Montefiore nurses voted to end their strike on Feb. 11 but New York-Presbyterian nurses did not ratify a new contract until Feb. 21.
This year’s strike was far more bitter than a strike three years earlier that lasted only three days. The inflatable rat was on display at Mount Sinai West on Jan. 20. Mount Sinai and Montefiore nurses voted to end their strike on Feb. 11 but New York-Presbyterian nurses did not ratify a new contract until Feb. 21. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly)

NY-Presbyterian Hospital nurses overwhelmingly ratified a new three year contract on Feb. 21, with 93 percent voting to approve the pact.

NY-Presbyterian Nurses Ratify Contract Ending Bitter Strike
22 Feb 2026 | 10:22
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The longest and most bitter strike by nurses in New York City history is over.

Forty one days after they walked off the job, striking nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian voted overwhelmingly on Feb 21 to ratify a new three-year contract that will give them pay hikes of just over 12 percent over the course...

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Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Emmy Liss, executive director of the mayor’s Office of Child Care, read to students on Feb. 4. Samuels is planning to visit all five boroughs to hear from families and educators. (Courtesy of New York City Public Schools Press Office)
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Emmy Liss, executive director of the mayor’s Office of Child Care, read to students on Feb. 4. Samuels is planning to visit all five boroughs to hear from families and educators. (Courtesy of New York City Public Schools Press Office) ( Photo: New York City Public Schools Press Office)

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11 Feb 2026 | 11:39

Before becoming the chancellor of the nation’s largest school system last month, Kamar Samuels was a...

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