BOSTON (WHDH) - Registered nurses at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain voted Thursday night to authorize a potential one-day strike.
The nurses want equal pay with Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association. They also say the hospital has failed to address longstanding unsafe staffing and patient safety issues.
About 340 nurses voted “yes” to a potential strike, the union said.
A strike date has not been set, the union said. If scheduled, that date will be announced to the public once the hospital has been given the 10-day notice required by law.
Faulkner nurses would then plan to hold a 24-hour strike unless Faulkner agrees to a fair contract by that date.
The vote comes a day after nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital also voted to authorize a one-day strike.
Brigham and Women’s responded to the vote at Faulkner Hospital in a statement Friday morning, saying “We have been negotiating with the union since October of 2023 and have participated in 11 sessions with the Massachusetts Nursing Association to date.”
“Progress has been made on several topics and we have presented a fair, equitable proposal,” Brigham and Women’s said. “Our focus remains on supporting our nurses while providing high-quality, safe care for our patients. If a strike takes place, we are positioned to continue to provide the care our patients expect.”
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