BOSTON — Nurses at Boston Medical Center voted to authorize a three-day strike on Thursday.
Nurses at BMC’s main hospital campus, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted to authorize their bargaining committee to call a three-day strike if necessary.
The nurses are pushing for a new contract that addresses patient safety, low wages and chronic understaffing.
One hundred and sixty nurses voted 94% in favor of authorizing a strike.
The vote was held in solidarity with more than 2,000 registered nurses represented by 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East, who are also seeking a new contract and held their own strike vote last week.
The RN bargaining committee will decide whether to set a strike date based on upcoming negotiations.
Before any strike could take place, the committee would provide the legally required 10-day notice.
Nurses at BMC have been in contract negotiations since May.
The next negotiating session is scheduled for Sept. 28.
Boston 25 has reached out to BMC for comment.
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