Morton Hospital healthcare workers raise safety concerns, OK strike
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Morton Hospital healthcare workers raise safety concerns, OK strike
Nearly 400 registered nurses and healthcare professionals at Steward's Morton Hospital voted overwhelmingly to have a three-day strike if administrators refuse "to bargain over issues that currently affect their ability to deliver the best possible care to patients."
Massachusetts Nurses Association communications director David Schildmeier said the healthcare workers' strike authorization on May 11 empowers their union's negotiating committee to "achieve a fair settlement."
"The goal here is not to strike..," he said. "There was a 98% vote for the strike authorization. The nurses have had it."
Gazette Reporter Ed Baker has the story here.
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This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton Daily Gazette Daily Briefing newsletter May 14 2022
