“Nurses should demand an end to this sham vote”: Opening report to meeting of New York Healthcare Workers Rank-and-File Committee
Thursday, February 12, 2026
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The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announced tentative agreements with Montefiore and Mount Sinai, sparking outrage among striking nurses who claim the deals do not meet their demands for proper staffing levels, decent pay, and benefits, with only 30 full-time hires agreed at Mount Sinai out of 700 demanded.
NYSNA officials, including President Nancy Hagans and Executive Director Pat Kane, are accused of violating the union's bylaws by accepting the agreements without local executive board approval, with nurses calling for an end to the "sham vote" and the resignation of those responsible, as stated by Katy Kinner, a leader of the Healthcare Workers Rank-and-File Committee.
The tentative agreements propose a 12 percent wage increase over three years, but include major givebacks, such as no retroactive pay and raises that do not begin until March, with nurses arguing that the deals sanction the victimization of nurses and do not address the underlying issues of overcrowding and burnout, as reported by the World Socialist Web Site.
