Overview
- The Massachusetts Nurses Association and Mass General Brigham reached the tentative contract late Wednesday that stopped a strike scheduled to begin Thursday morning.
- The pay terms include a 2.5% top‑step increase effective Nov. 15, a $1,000 pro‑rated bonus for other nurses, and a second 2.5% top‑step raise set for Sept. 30, 2027.
- To reduce reliance on temporary nurses the deal requires the hospital to post 20 new 36‑hour float‑pool positions, supply a written rationale whenever temps cover more than 15% of a unit’s full‑time roles, and create a joint Staffing and Resources Committee to review data.
- The MNA bargaining committee will recommend that members ratify the pact and the hospital says the agreement fits within its previously stated financial limits after months of contingency planning that included onboarding hundreds of agency nurses and daily DPH oversight.
- The agreement caps nearly 11 months of tense talks that featured about 27–28 bargaining sessions, a July one‑day strike and a subsequent four‑day lockout, and it could affect staffing stability and recruiting as Mass General Brigham works to shore up its operating margins.