NEW YORK — A health care workers union has reached a tentative agreement with New York City to provide better pay to more than 2,000 essential workers.
The five-and-a-half-year contract agreement covers more than 2,300 medical interns and residents working for NYC Health + Hospitals.
CIR-SEIU reaches a preliminary agreement with the city
The preliminary agreement with the Committee of Interns and Residents Service Employees International Union (CIR-SEIU) is retroactive to December 16, 2021 and expires on June 15, 2027.
The wage increases total more than 16% over the term of the deal.
Starting in December 2024, the starting salary for residents will increase from $66,247 to $81,238 under the agreement.
The agreement also includes lump-sum payments between $4,000 and $6,000, a $300 annual increase in meal payments for residents, increased contributions to contractual funds and an adjustment to residents’ salary schedule, including a $4,000 adjustment to early salary increments to aid recruitment tackle.
The mayor’s office says that as part of the agreement, there will be ongoing discussions between Labor and Management on issues affecting the work and well-being of residents.
Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement in part: “Our hospital workers have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, risking their lives to save ours. The least they deserve is a fair wage for their work.”
The total cost of the agreement is $211 million, funded entirely from the city’s labor pool.
Members of the CIR-SEIU have yet to ratify the agreement.
