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Updated · Bennington Banner · Jun 30
MGB Home Care Clinicians Launch 7-Day Strike July 8 After 31 Contract Sessions Fail
Updated
Updated · Bennington Banner · Jun 30

MGB Home Care Clinicians Launch 7-Day Strike July 8 After 31 Contract Sessions Fail

3 articles · Updated · Bennington Banner · Jun 30

Summary

  • July 8 at 8 a.m., Mass General Brigham Home Care clinicians will begin a seven-day strike after the final bargaining session on June 30 ended without movement from management.
  • 31 negotiation sessions since March 2025 failed to produce a first union contract, with clinicians saying MGB rejected an off-the-record package that included movement on wages and other proposals.
  • 92% of clinicians voted on May 19 to authorize a strike as they pressed for caseload limits, transparent productivity standards and higher pay to address burnout, turnover and recruiting problems.
  • MGB, which clinicians say has $35.8 billion in assets, reported $2.4 billion in net gains and paid its top 14 executives a combined $35.9 million in fiscal 2024.
  • Picketing will start at five home-care sites including Beverly, Braintree and Somerville, then shift to MGB headquarters at Assembly Row for days two through seven.

Insights

As two MGB unions strike at once, is this a tipping point for healthcare labor relations in Massachusetts?
With nurse strikes surging nationwide, what does the MGB walkout signal for the future of American patient care?