More than 1,000 nurses at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn called off a strike after reaching a deal with their employer that boosts pay and requires the hospital to immediately hire 100 new nurses.

The nurses must take control of their own struggle and prevent the Federation of Nurses/UFT from calling off the strike at the last minute.

Around 1,000 nurses at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announced they will go on strike Saturday if hospital administrators do not address concerns about short staffing and inadequate salaries by midnight Friday,

The nurse's union accused NYU Langone of focusing more on its “glossy public image” than its nurses, citing spending on a recent 30-second Super Bowl ad.

About 1,000 union nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn are prepared to go on strike on March 1 unless a deal can be struck before their contract expires at

Righi said that the union is seeking to increase pay so that the hospital can recruit and retain nurses and address understaffing concerns. Nurses at NYU Langone’s Brooklyn hospital make a minimum of $10,000 less than surrounding peer hospitals, Righi said, though he declined to name which hospitals pay higher salaries.

Nearly 5,000 nurses at all eight Providence hospitals across Oregon have returned to work after voting this week to approve new labor contracts, ending a 46-day strike. Striking nurses at Portland’s St.