Nurses strike averted

Nurses strike averted

Nurse Esma Radoncic, left, prepares to take a nasal swab from Eric Antosh at a COVID-19 testing site in Brooklyn run by NYC Health + Hospitals as part of the "Get Tested Day of Action," Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in New York. Free testing is being offered at sites throughout the city. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A possible nurses strike at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson has been averted.
The New York State Nurses Association says a tentative agreement has been reached. A final contract ratification vote is set for today.

The nurses’ contract expired on March 31 and they had been negotiating for staffing improvements, better wages and benefits.

(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)