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National Labor Relations Board Reviewing Claim Against MNA After Worcester Nurse Strike
A nurse at Saint Vincent Hospital alleges that the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which the union demanded dues for nurses to keep their jobs, which she and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation argue is illegal.
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Tip Line and Reward Established to Help Find Missing Girl
Authorities investigating the disappearance of a 7-year-old New Hampshire girl in 2019 are asking anyone with information to call 603-203-6060.
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Worcester Nurse Strike Officially Ends
The longest nurse strike in Massachusetts history has ended after an overwhelming vote to ratify the deal between nurses and Saint Vincent Hospital.
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Saint Vincent Hospital Nurse Strike Ends With Ratification of New Contract
The longest nurse strike in the history of Massachusetts is over. Hundreds of unionized nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, who have been on strike for nearly 10 months, voted 487-9 to ratify a new contract and head back to work, the Massachusetts Nurses Association said Monday night. A tentative agreement between about 700 nurses at the hospital Dallas-based…
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Saint Vincent Hospital Nurses Strike Could End With Jan. 3 Vote
Four days after reaching a tentative agreement with Tenet HealthCare on a new contract, about 700 nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester have set a contract ratification vote date, which could end their long strike. On Friday night, the Massachusetts Nurses Association announced that U.S. Labor Secretary Martin Walsh had mediated an all-day session at the IBEW Local 103…
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Saint Vincent Hospital and Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike
After being on strike for more than nine months, nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital are set to return to work after a deal was reached at a meeting moderated by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.
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Brigham and Women's Nurses Accuse the Hospital of Ignoring Mass. Order
Nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have accused the hospital of violating the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s order calling for a reduction of certain non-essential surgeries. The nurses, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, have asked the state to investigate the whether Mass General Brigham, the company that runs the prestigious Boston hospital, is complying with the order....
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As Nurses Strike Stretches on, St. Vincent Hospital Moves to Implement Recent Contract Offer
Administrators at Worcester’s Saint Vincent Hospital are moving to end a monthslong nursing strike, saying Friday they are preparing to unilaterally implement their most recent offer this weekend. But the Massachusetts Nurses Association fired back that the hospital’s declaration of an impasse was illegal, and that it had filed a new charge of unfair labor practices with the federal...
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100 Replacement Nurses Hired at Saint Vincent Hospital
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, has hired more than 100 permanent replacement nurses amid an ongoing strike.
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Striking Nurses, Hospital Resume Negotiations
Striking nurses from a Massachusetts hospital will resume talks Thursday with management in the hopes of ending the work stoppage. A federal mediator working on negotiations scheduled two days of face-to-face discussions at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Nurses at St. Vincent went on strike March 8 demanding better staffing ratios, which they said is necessary to ensure patient safety….
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Hospital Offers New Proposal to End St. Vincent Nurses Strike
It’s been 112 days of walking the picket line outside Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, but striking nurses are still not satisfied with the latest proposal from hospital officials.
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Striking Worcester Nurses to Meet, Consider Hospital Proposal
It’s been 112 days of walking the picket line outside Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, but striking nurses are still not satisfied with the latest proposal from hospital officials. Those nurses are mulling over a new proposal from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, which they claim isn’t a serious proposal. “While the nurses had hoped this would be a good faith...
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Rally Against Replacement Nurses in Worcester
St. Vincent Hospital nurses in Worcester, Mass., are close to 11 weeks on strike. The picket lines were busy again this weekend after the hospital said this week it will hire replacement nurses.
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Mass. Reps Join ‘Rally Against Replacement' of Worcester Nurses
Two U.S. representatives from Massachusetts joined a group of nurses rallying outside Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester on Saturday, where a strike has now been going for 10 consecutive weeks. Reps. Lori Trahan and James P. McGovern helped host a “Rally Against Replacement” days after Tenet Healthcare, the Dallas-based owner of Saint Vincent Hospital, said it would begin hiring 50…
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Saint Vincent Hospital Replacing Nurses on Strike
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts will begin to hire permanent replacements for nurses who have been on strike for two months.
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Nurses on Strike in Worcester
Hundreds of nurses who work at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, planned to strike at 6 a.m. Monday in protest of what they call dangerous conditions.
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Hundreds of Nurses Ready to Strike Monday Over Dangerous Conditions
After a yea rlike no other, hundreds of nurses who work at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, rallied Sunday, saying they deserve better. They say dangerous conditions are putting patients at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nurses From St. Vincent Hospital Rally Ahead of Monday Strike
Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, held a pre-strike community rally Sunday afternoon across the street from the hospital to demand an increase in staffing levels.
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Nurses at Worcester Hospital Hold Rally Ahead of Planned Strike Monday
Hundreds of nurses who work at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, rallied Sunday, one day before their planned strike Monday to protest what they say are dangerous conditions. The nurses say the conditions are putting patients at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the problems, they says, are dangerously high patient-to-nurse rations, not enough support staff and high turnover….
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Nurses Rallying Ahead of Planned Strike
Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester are holding a rally ahead of a strike to demand to increasing staffing levels to better protect their patients during the pandemic