Public hospital nurses in New York are celebrating after winning contract negotiations which include wage increases to achieve parity with private hospital nurses, and measures to improve staffing and retention. Kristle Simms-Murphy of the New York State Nurses Association said, “The public sector is a lifeline for New York City’s most vulnerable patients, who are mostly Black and Brown, immigrant and low-income New Yorkers. They deserve equitable, quality care and this contract can help deliver it.”