Overview
- More than 4,000 Brigham and Women’s nurses staged a one‑day strike on Wednesday and were kept out of the hospital when leadership hired replacement staff.
- The system hired about 1,300 temporary nurses on five‑day contracts, which Mass General Brigham says obliges it to keep those nurses on shift and delays a nurse return until Monday.
- Hospital officials sent a cease‑and‑desist to the nurses’ union over “significant noise” from round‑the‑clock picketing and issued apology letters to neighbors for disruptions.
- Roughly 450 MGB home‑care clinicians are conducting a separate week‑long strike after stalled talks over pay, benefits and an initial contract that began bargaining in 2025.
- Hospital leaders say patient services are covered by replacements but families and some nurses report reduced responsiveness, Governor Maura Healey has urged a deal, and the union says it is ready to resume bargaining and will stage a solidarity walk‑in when the lockout ends Monday.