Mass General Brigham nurses, home care clinicians launch largest healthcare strike in state history
fiercehealthcare - Contract disputes will keep about 4,000 Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses off the job for five days, and another 450 home care clinicians on picket lines for a week.
AI Summary: Home‑care nurses at Mass General Brigham have walked off the job in a high‑visibility strike demanding better wages and benefits, halting services and forcing preparations across the system. Management and clinicians scramble to maintain patient care continuity as picket lines and negotiations intensify. Unions emphasize staffing and compensation as central unresolved issues.
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