Faulkner nurses voted 99.7% to authorize a potential one-day strike because MGB refuses to properly value the excellent patient care Faulkner nurses provide under extremely challenging conditions
BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A one-day strike notice will be issued by the approximately 500 registered nurses of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, on September 16 if Mass General Brigham (MGB) does not reach an agreement with nurses during their negotiation session scheduled for that day.
Faulkner nurses plan to give the hospital the legally required 10 days’ notice for a potential strike during bargaining on Monday if MGB refuses to agree to a fair contract. A strike date has not been set by the nurses, but they will identify an appropriate date for a one-day strike and issue the notice if necessary.
Faulkner nurses voted 99.7% on July 25 to authorize a potential one-day strike because after months of negotiations, MGB would not provide Faulkner nurses wage parity with Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses, and thereby failed to address longstanding unsafe staffing and patient safety issues.
“Faulkner nurses have waited far too long for the respect and safe patient care conditions they deserve,” said Dan Rec, a Faulkner RN and Co-Chair of the MNA Bargaining Committee. “We are seeking to halt the negative pattern of Faulkner nurses receiving non-competitive pay, leading to understaffing, danger, and stress.”
“It is time that MGB invests equally in Faulkner nurses to stem the staff losses that lead to chronic understaffing and patient safety concerns,” said Kathy Glennon, a Faulkner RN and Co-Chair of the MNA Bargaining Committee. “We are eager to get to the bargaining table on Monday and reach an agreement. If not, Faulkner nurses are prepared to schedule and hold a one-day strike.”
If scheduled, the one-day strike date will be announced to the public once the hospital has been given the 10-day notice required by law. Faulkner nurses would then plan to hold a 24-hour strike unless Faulkner agreed to a fair contract by that strike date.
Why Faulkner Nurses Deserve Brigham Wage Parity
Nurses at Faulkner Hospital currently make significantly less than nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Yet MGB treats the Faulkner like it is part of the Brigham. Faulkner patient care and working conditions are just as challenging, and the hospital has dozens of vacant nursing positions.
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Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its 25,000 members advance the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Legislature and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
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