Nyack Hospital nurses OK contract

Journal News, July 29, 2010 Nyack - Following months of negotiations, nurses at Nyack Hospital on Thursday voted to ratify a three-year contract with hospital administrators, said Colleen Royston, a registered nurse at Nyack Hospital and union representative for the New York State Nurses Association. Nurses at the hospital had been working without a contract since their previous agreement ended December 31. Royston said the deal is retroactive to January and will run through the end of 2012. Royston said salaries for nurses will increase by 9.1 percent over the life of the contract. ... Nyack