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It's Quock Walker Day today in Massachusetts — named after the man whose 1781 lawsuit helped abolish slavery in the state. Listen to this interview on WBUR's Morning Edition to learn how the case became a national model. But first, the news: On the picket line: More than 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital are away from the bedside and officially on strike this morning. It's the largest nurses strike in Massachusetts history — and the state's first nurses strike since 2022. Let's go over a few basic questions about the strike and its impacts with the help of WBUR health reporter Priyanka Dayal McCluskey: - Why are they striking? The biggest sticking point is wages. Brigham nurses get 5% "step" increases every year for their first 20 or so years on the job. On top of that, they've also traditionally received cost-of-living raises. But hospital officials aren't offering those cost-of-living increases this time. They say it would be too expensive and that Brigham nurses are already the highest paid in the state. On the other hand, the union argues that the hospital could afford it, since many of the system's top executives make millions of dollars a year.
- What's the hospital's backup plan? The Brigham's owner, Mass General Brigham, has hired 1,300 traveling nurses to temporarily replace the striking nurses. They're also increasing non-nursing staff during the strike.
- How long will the strike last? It's technically only a one-day strike. However, hospital officials say the replacement nurses contractually require a five-day minimum, so unionized nurses will be locked out through the weekend. They'll be allowed to return at 7 a.m. next Monday, July 13.
- How does this affect patients? Hospital officials say the replacement nurses are enough to maintain staffing levels and keep things running mostly as normal — at least at the main Brigham hospital itself. The Foxborough surgery center will however be closed today through Friday (patients have had surgeries there rescheduled or moved). Back at the main Boston hospital, it will be hard to miss nurses picketing outside. Related to that, the Brigham says patients should expect more traffic around its campus.
- What else? Brigham nurses aren't the only ones on strike. Today also marks the beginning of a seven-day strike by 450 workers in the Mass General Brigham home care program. They plan to picket at five locations around the region today, before consolidating their demonstrations outside MGB’s headquarters at Assembly Row in Somerville for the next six days.
On Beacon Hill: The House is expected to pass an economic development bill today that would authorize hundreds of millions of dollars in state borrowing — and make a few notable policy changes. There's language to allow religious institutions to build multifamily housing as of right on their property. And — unrelated to development — the bill includes Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to change how e-bikes and scooters are regulated. - What didn't make the cut: Notably, the bill does not include the Healey administration's "GlobalMass" proposal to set aside at least $70 million to attract foreign investors and companies to Massachusetts. State officials had framed the proposal as a centerpiece of their original economic development bill, but some public employee unions voiced concerns, according to The Boston Globe.
- What's next: The bill still has to go through the Senate, so we'll likely see more changes as the two chambers come together on a compromise.
Shipping down to Boston: The Boston Fleet are actually going to play in Boston on the regular this season. After taking the ice at Lowell's Tsongas Arena for their first three seasons, the PWHL team announced yesterday that Boston University's Agganis Arena will be their "primary" home for the 2026-27 season. The move comes after the Fleet sold out four of the six games they played at Agganis over the past two seasons (not to mention a sold-out game at TD Garden earlier this year, too). At City Hall: Several Boston city councilors are calling for a review of the city's summer safety plans, after a spate of shootings over the Fourth of July weekend. Two people were killed and 11 were wounded in several shootings Saturday night into Sunday morning in Roxbury and Dorchester. Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy plan to present a nonbinding resolution at today's meeting pushing for a public safety summit and a review of the city's summer safety plans. P.S.— The first Senate primary debate between incumbent Sen. Ed Markey and his challenger, Rep. Seth Moulton, is this afternoon in western Massachusetts. MassLive has details on how to watch it (or wait for the WBUR-hosted debate between the two Democrats on Aug. 20). |
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