Overview
- Union leaders delivered the legally required 10-day strike notices on Friday, June 26, activating strikes that begin July 8 if no deal is reached.
- Brigham and Women’s nurses will walk out for 24 hours starting at 7 a.m. on July 8 and MGB Home Care clinicians will stage a seven-day strike from July 8 to July 15.
- The Massachusetts Nurses Association says its roughly 4,500 members seek competitive wage increases, affordable insurance choice, limits on temporary travel nurses, enforceable staffing ratios or caseload limits, and clearer productivity rules.
- Mass General Brigham says its offer includes automatic 5 percent annual step increases and other pay adjustments and did not immediately respond to the strike schedule; the union has pointed to the system’s recent positive results and reported executive pay as reasons more can be invested in frontline staff.
- Hospitals and the union are preparing operational responses, with union picket plans published and union leaders warning of a possible employer lockout; the disruptions could strain staffing, home-care visits, and patient scheduling if pickets and contingency plans overlap.