The New York State Nurses Association resumed their negotiations with all three hospital systems, according to officials.

Three weeks into the nurses strike in New York City.

The pending benefit agreements marks some progress in a weeks-long nursing strike at Mount Sinai, New York-Presbyterian and Montefiore. Health benefits were a major tension point during negotiations, with NYSNA accusing Mount Sinai and New York-Presbyterian of proposing to slash existing coverage.

Striking nurses said they’ve reached an agreement to keep their health benefits as negotiations continue with Big Apple hospitals and a union work stoppage hits a third week. The New York State Nurses Association announced over the weekend that members at Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian struck a deal with their employers to maintain current health coverage – though both hospitals have repeatedly insisted its workers never faced