After nearly four months on the picket line, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and its striking nurses have reached an agreement.

Union and hospital leaders today said they've worked out terms for a new contract.

120 days after the hospital's 1700 nurses first walked off the job.

Now details aren't being revealed what the head of the nurses union said in a statement today.

The contract includes enforceable safe staffing standards for the very first time.

That was a sticking point in the negotiations, but it's still not a done deal.

The nurses who are represented by United Steelworkers 4- 200 have to ratify the agreement, which could happen as early as next week.

And both sides have been here before reaching a contract agreement back in July that was rejected by union members leading to the strike.

Since then, the hospital says it spent more than $120 million on replacement nurses to keep the facility running, while nurses have been without paychecks and health benefits.

A spokesperson for the hospital today said this latest contract agreement, quote, reflects our shared goals of providing the highest quality patient care and creating a safe and supportive working environment for our nurses.