4,500 Brigham Nurses, Home Care Clinicians Launch Massachusetts' Largest Strike as MGB Imposes 4-Day Lockout
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Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 6
4,500 Brigham Nurses, Home Care Clinicians Launch Massachusetts' Largest Strike as MGB Imposes 4-Day Lockout
3 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 6
Summary
About 4,500 union nurses and clinicians are set to walk out on July 8, with 4,000 Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses striking for one day and 450 MGB Home Care clinicians striking for seven days.
The action follows more than eight months of failed contract talks, with the union saying Mass General Brigham held to a 0% cost-of-living wage offer and refused further movement in final bargaining sessions.
Brigham nurses will face a four-day lockout after their one-day strike, a step the union blamed on MGB's board and executives in a July 3 letter sent to Chair Scott Sperling and CEO Anne Klibanski.
The union argued MGB had the means to settle, citing $35.8 billion in assets, $2.4 billion in net gains last year and Klibanski's $8.4 million 2024 pay.
As nurse strikes surge nationally, what lessons did Massachusetts hospitals learn from the massive 2024 MGB walkout?
Two years after the historic 2024 strike, has Mass General Brigham solved its core issues with nurse retention and pay?
With MGB executives earning millions, why did the 2024 nurse contract dispute hinge on a 0% cost-of-living raise?
Mass General Brigham Faces Major Strike: 4,500 Nurses and Clinicians Demand Better Staffing and Pay
Overview
A major strike is set to begin on July 8, 2026, as about 4,500 nurses and clinicians represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association plan to walk out at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Mass General Brigham Home Care. Over 4,000 hospital nurses will strike for one day, while 450 home care clinicians will also join. This action is a direct response to Mass General Brigham's bargaining positions, which the union says threaten staff recruitment and retention. The strike highlights deep concerns over working conditions and fair compensation, with immediate impacts expected on patient care and hospital services.