Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston – November 12, 2026 -- More than 4,000 registered nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital reached a tentative contract agreement with Mass General Brigham on Wednesday, November 11, averting an open-ended strike set to begin November 12. The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) represents the nurses. The agreement came hours before the walkout was due to start.

Contract caps reliance on temporary nurses with 20 new float pool positions

The hospital will post 20 new 36-hour float pool nurse positions to limit its use of temporary staff and reduce floating of nurses between units. Contract language states that the hospital does not intend to replace permanent Brigham nurses with temporary nurses. The hospital must also give the MNA a rationale whenever temporary nurses cover more than 15% of the FTE positions in any unit or cost center.

BOSTON – November 01, 2026 -- More than 4,000 registered nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital will begin an open-ended strike at 7 a.m. on November 12 after rejecting Mass General Brigham's (MGB) "last, best, and final" contract offer. The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), which represents the nurses, describes the action as the largest open-ended strike in Massachusetts history.

The Brigham MNA Bargaining Committee issued the 10-day strike notice on Sunday, November 1. Members voted to reject the offer on October 23. Talks with MGB resume on November 9, three days before the strike deadline.

"We are ready to strike but are equally prepared to negotiate a fair contract," said Kelly Morgan, RN, a labor and delivery nurse and chair of the bargaining committee.

Nurses demand limits on temporary staff, a float differential and insurance choice

The union's contract priorities include:

Boston – October 02, 2026 -- Some 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital will launch an open-ended strike at 7 a.m. on October 14, 2026, in what the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) calls the largest open-ended nurse strike in state history, unless Mass General Brigham (MGB) agrees to a new contract.

Nurses authorized the strike by a record 2,986-to-215 vote on September 24

The tally marks the highest yes-vote total for any nurse strike authorization in Massachusetts history, according to the MNA. The vote came as state data confirmed MGB posted a total margin of $2.3 billion, making it the most profitable hospital system in the Commonwealth for a second consecutive period.

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Patients favor hybrid or home-based rehab over clinic visits

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Insurance coverage ranks as the top barrier to participation

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