Brigham And Women ’ s Hospital Nurses Hold ‘ Walk-In ’ After Strike Averted

BOSTON (CBS) — Brigham and Women’s nurses cheered as they streamed in to the hospital entrance Monday morning, holding a celebratory “walk-in” after weeks of planning to walk out. After 10 months and 23 negotiating sessions, the Massachusetts Nursing Association and hospital management reached a tentative contract agreement early Sunday morning, bringing plans for a one-day nurses’ strike that was scheduled for Monday to a halt. .@MassNurses walk into @BrighamWomens after a one day strike is averted with a contract agreeement. #wbz pic.twitter.com/WbJATqgeTy — Ben Parker (@radiobenparker) June 27, 2016 The agreement, which includes pay increases, more staffing, and increased security measures at the hospital, still needs to be voted on by the 3,300 union nurses at the hospital. “We will go forward together as a team, caring for our patients as one team, highly collaborative, working side by side together,” said president of Brigham and Women’s Health Care Dr. Elizabeth Nabel. Monday morning, the nurses gathered outside the hospital, some holding signs, like one that read “unity is power.” Trish Powers, a nurse and chair of the bargaining unit, led fellow nurses into the hospital. Powers said they were able to succeed by sticking together throughout the process. “We won for the patients, we won for nurses as a profession,” said Powers. “We fought the corporation, and I think that sends a mess...
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