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MNA: Brigham Nurse Solidarity Walk-In to Mark Lockout End Monday Morning; MGB Home Care End-of-Strike Rally Tuesday
The union said 4,000 nurses returned without a new contract after more than 20 failed bargaining sessions.
- On Monday, July 13, 2026, more than 4,000 registered nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital returned to work at 6:59 a.m., ending the largest nurse strike and four-day lockout in Massachusetts history.
- The labor dispute began last Wednesday when nearly 4,000 nurses struck for one day; MGB then locked them out for four days to honor contracts with nearly 1,300 temporary replacement nurses.
- Despite returning, nurses remain without a contract after eight months of bargaining, with the union seeking competitive wages while MGB maintains demands are not "financially sustainable" in current market conditions.
- Separately, approximately 450 MGB Home Care clinicians continue their seven-day strike through Tuesday, July 14, 2026, with picket lines in Somerville concluding a rally at headquarters.
- No further negotiation dates are set, though union representatives hope to return to bargaining soon to address recruitment, retention, and patient care standards unresolved after eight months of talks.
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The nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital returned to work early this Monday morning, ending the largest strike and labor blockade in Massachusetts history. The nearly 4,000 nurses returned to their shifts without having achieved a new contract with Mass General Brigham (MGB), the hospital's parent company.The labor dispute, which confronts the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) with MGB for salary and health insurance issues, continues wit…
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