Marion Enright, a nurse at Nathan Littauer for 36 years, speaks at a news conference organized by nurses at the Gloversville hospital, who are members of the New York State Nurses Association, asking hospital management to renegotiate terms of their contract, in front of the hospital in Gloversville on Thursday, April 24, 2025

Nurses at Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home have a new contract.

Members of the New York State Nurses Association ratified the three-year agreement on June 5, capping off a lengthy collective bargaining process with hospital administration over better wages and improved medical benefits.

“This agreement reflects the collective strength and professionalism of our nursing staff,” said Marion Enright, the nurses union president at Nathan Littauer, in a statement. “It supports the voices of our members while reinforcing our shared mission to provide safe, expert care.”

Members of the union held a series of demonstrations in April to call attention to what they described as inadequate health insurance benefits and lagging wages that have exacerbated struggles to recruit and retain nurses.

The Gloversville-based hospital offered salaries that trailed other hospitals in the region, according to the union.

Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home offers 74 hospital beds and an 84-bed skilled nursing home.

The nurses contract expired on Dec. 31. Hospital administrators offered what they described as a final offer on April 3.

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