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Nurses' Strike Enters 2nd Week And Growing - More St. Vincent Workers Join Picket Line Nurses' Strike Enters 2nd Week And Growing - More St. Vincent Workers Join Picket Line
Nurses' Strike Enters 2nd Week And Growing - More St. Vincent Workers Join Picket Line The nurses’ strike at St. Vincent Hospital is growing. Another union has joined the fight for better wages and safety standards during the COVID-19 pandemic. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445, which represents about 600 patient care assistants, technicians, clerks, housekeeping, and more at St. Vincent, picketed alongside striking nurses on Saturday, March 13, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported. Local 1445 is not on strike, but its members have appeared alongside striking nurses outside the hospital. The 800 protesting nurses at St. Vincent are represented by the Ma…

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Hospital Calls Nurses' Protest 'Misleading,' 'Inflammatory' Hospital Calls Nurses' Protest 'Misleading,' 'Inflammatory'
Hospital Calls Nurses' Protest 'Misleading,' 'Inflammatory' Hospital leaders said "misleading" and "inflammatory" information will be doled out by nurses at today's planned protest action. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, nurses plan to protest to raise awareness about what they're calling unsafe working conditions during COVID-19. The protest is being organized by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA). Nurses will be outside of St. Vincent Hospital on Summer Street in Worcester, 2-4 p.m., wearing masks and being heard. MNA nurses, who are negotiating contracts, have been picketing at hospitals around the state in an attempt to bring attention to hospital s…

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UPDATE: Nurses File 360 Complaints, Plan To Picket Outside Hospital Tuesday, Dec. 1 UPDATE: Nurses File 360 Complaints, Plan To Picket Outside Hospital Tuesday, Dec. 1
Update: Nurses File 360 Complaints, Plan To Picket Outside Hospital Tuesday, Dec. 1 After filing more than 360 complaints to management, nurses will hold an informational picket outside of a city hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 1, to raise awareness about what they're calling unsafe working conditions during COVID-19. Story updated to include comments from St. Vincent Hospital. The protest is being organized by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), nurses will be outside of St. Vincent Hospital on Summer Street in Worcester, 2-4 p.m., wearing masks and being heard. MNA nurses, who are negotiating contracts, have been picketing at hospitals around the state in an attempt to…

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by Kristin Palpini