4,000 Brigham Nurses Pause Strike to Vote on Contract Offer
NewsData.io · United States · Oct 13, 2026
About 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston postponed an open-ended strike after Mass General Brigham delivered a 'best and final' contract offer. The proposed contract runs through September 2028 and includes 2.5% raises in two years, maintained step increases, and a commitment to post 20 float pool positions to reduce reliance on traveling nurses. The union has not yet announced a vote date or whether its bargaining committee recommends approval. Staffing firms supplying travel nurses to the Boston market should monitor the vote outcome, as ratification would reduce that demand while a rejected offer and new strike could renew it.
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