Tentative agreements reached at Cooper University Medical Center and Englewood Hospital

But testimony before key Senate committee underlines gulf between nurses and hospitals on the issue

Union membership still has to vote on the deal

Nearly 1,700 nurses walked off the job in August

RWJ officials allege 'disruptive picketing'

Union president 'frustrated' no round-the-clock negotiations; hospital spokesperson says union 'misrepresents the facts'

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks up for nurses, lambastes RWJBarnabas

Interview: Judy Danella, president of the United Steelworkers Local 4-200

Since pandemic, labor organizing has grown to include new workers