Thousands of nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital have voted to authorize a strike, and hundreds of others may join their fight Thursday.
At Faulkner Hospital in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, there's about 500 nurses that say they have reached their tipping point and are scheduled to vote to strike until a list of demands are met.
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Some of those demands include a pay raise, improved working conditions and added security measures to protect them from violent patients.
"The Faulkner Hospital is licensed as a community hospital, with lower insurance reimbursements, and the salary reflects the differences," said a spokesperson for Mass General Brigham.
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This battle has been going on since last October but ultimately, they two sides have been unable to reach a permanent agreement, prompting a vote.
This vote comes one day after more than 2,500 nurses at the Brigham and Women's Boston location voted to authorize a one-day strike of their own.
After their vote to authorize a strike, the Brigham and Woman's Boston nurses will go back to the negotiation table on Aug. 8. If their list of demands isn't met then, they will set a date to strike.
However, they must give the hospital system at least 10 days' notice.
Mass General Brigham executives say if nurses at either the Boston or Faulkner location go on strike, they still will be able to provide adequate care to all patients.
