5 doctors at Saint Vincent Hospital call on Baker to intervene in nurses’ strike
"The current strike led by the MNA is directly preventing our patients from accessing quality health care ... during a global pandemic, and putting us all at risk."
NURSE STRIKE:
Five doctors at Saint Vincent Hospital are calling on Governor Charlie Baker to intervene in the months-long dispute between the Worcester hospital and the union representing hundreds of nurses who have been on strike since March.
The physicians, who run departments within the hospital, issued a letter to the governor on Wednesday criticizing the Massachusetts Nurses Association for “falsely claiming a need for ‘safe staffing’” at the hospital and for going on strike in the midst of a pandemic.
“As we face yet another COVID-19 surge and overflowing hospital emergency rooms across the state, we are compelled to ask for your intervention in this public health crisis that is threatening the health and wellness of your constituents,“ the physicians wrote in the letter.
The call on Baker to step in comes as negotiations between the hospital and the union have dragged into their sixth month with no clear resolution in sight. Last week, the hospital presented what it called its “last, best, and final offer” to the nurses, who are seeking an increase in staffing levels.
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