Overview
- Of those who voted, 97% of Massachusetts Nurses Association members approved authorizing a three-day strike, the union said.
- No strike date has been set, and the union is required to provide 10 days’ notice before any walkout.
- Union leaders say proposed terms would eliminate assignment‑free charge nurses and a maternity resource nurse, restrict pension access, freeze most wages for three years, and raise health insurance costs.
- The bargaining unit covers roughly 650 nurses and about 100 non‑nurse health workers; six sessions have been held, including two with a federal mediator, with negotiations slated to resume Jan. 5.
- Boston Medical Center assumed operations of the former St. Elizabeth’s in 2024 with $387 million in state support to integrate the facility, and the hospital did not immediately comment on the vote.