The deplorable conditions for both nurses and patients that provoked the longest healthcare strike in Massachusetts history have only worsened, exposing the rotten character of the contract pushed through by the MNA to end the strike.
Saint Vincent Hospital Is Replacing Striking Nurses. Here s What to Know Monica Madeja
St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts have been on strike for two months over staffing levels. Now the hospital is hiring permanent replacements.
Hospital officials said Wednesday that they would begin the process of hiring about 50 permanent replacement nurses, leaving any striking nurse whose position is filled without a guarantee of coming back at the end of the strike. The Massachusetts Nurses Association discounted the move as an attempt to dodge accountability.
“We had hoped we would not need to take this action. However, without a signal that the MNA is willing to compromise and reach resolution, we do not have a choice, Saint Vincent Hospital CEO Carolyn Jackson said in a statement. We respect that our nurses have a right to strike, but we have a responsibility to our community. Bringing in permanent replacem