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Nurses Strike Averted at Newton-Wellesley

Nurses Strike Averted at Newton-Wellesley
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Nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United, have reached a tentative agreement with hospital management and Partners HealthCare on a new contract, averting a potential one-day strike that had been authorized by a 90 percent vote by RNs earlier this month. Patient care improvements were the top priority...
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Newton-Wellesley Nurses Vote to Strike

Newton-Wellesley Nurses Vote to Strike
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The nearly 1,000 registered nurses of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, who are negotiating a new contract with Partners HealthCare, voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday, March 9 to authorize a one-day strike to protest efforts by Partners to perpetuate its multi-million dollar profit margins and lavish executive salaries on the backs of patients and nurses. Ninety percent of...
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