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4,000 Brigham and Women's Hospital Nurses Authorize Strike over Pay, Patient Care
A yes vote would let the union call an open-ended walkout if needed, with any strike requiring 10 days' notice.
- On Thursday, about 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital voted to authorize an open-ended strike, with 93% support, escalating from a one-day walkout held in July.
- The Massachusetts Nurses Association seeks limits on temporary staffing, affordable health insurance, and cost-of-living raises; the union claims negotiations have remained stalled since August.
- Following July's 24-hour strike, Mass General Brigham locked out nurses for four days before they returned without a contract agreement, establishing the context for this authorization.
- Mass General Brigham officials characterize the union's demands as "unsustainable" and argue that Brigham nurses are already among the highest paid in the state with base wages up 55% over five years.
- Although authorized, no strike date is set; nurses must provide at least 10 days' notice before any walkout, giving patients and the hospital time to prepare.
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Brigham hospital nurses vote to authorize indefinite strike as contract talks remain stalled
The Massachusetts Nurses Association said 93% of nurses voted in favor of the indefinite strike. No strike date is set yet, and nurses are required to give 10 days' notice before walking off the job.
·Boston, United States
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4,000 Brigham and Women's nurses 'overwhelmingly' vote to authorize open-ended strike
Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses strike, July 13, 2026, outside the hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. (Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe via Getty Images) (BOSTON) — About 4,000 registered nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston voted “overwhelmingly”
·Baltimore, United States
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right0Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution79% Center
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