Nurses striking at some of New York City’s largest hospital systems are set to return to the bargaining table Thursday.

The New York State Nurses Association said nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West and NewYork-Presbyterian will resume negotiations after being urged by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani to restart talks.

Roughly 15,000 nurses walked off the job on Jan. 12, launching what the union has described as the largest nurses strike in New York City history.

Union leaders said nurses are prepared to bargain with the help of mediators in an effort to reach contracts they say would improve staffing levels and protect both patient and nurse safety.

“Nurses stand ready to bargain to reach fair contracts and end the strike,” NYSNA said in a statement. Thursday will mark the eleventh day of the walkout.

Despite the return to talks, nurses said they will continue picketing outside hospital facilities until tentative agreements are reached.

Hospital systems have said they want nurses back at work but have blamed the union for stalled negotiations, citing what they describe as costly and unrealistic demands.

The three health care systems have relied on temporary and agency nurses to maintain operations during the strike, while nurses say the prolonged walkout has taken a financial and personal toll.