What you need to know about the St. Vincent nurses strike Telegram & Gazette Staff
Where do current negotiations stand?
On Monday, seven weeks after nurses at St. Vincent Hospital went on strike, representatives of both sides were due to return to the negotiating table.
Contract talks have been at a stalemate, with each side saying the next move is in the hands of the other.
But both sides, the Massachusetts Nurses Association and Tenet Healthcare, owner of St. Vincent Hospital, agreed to continue negotations Monday.
Why are nurses on strike?
Nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, are mainly advocating for a 1-to-4 ratio of nurses to patients on medical/surgical floors and telemetry units, in most cases, with a resource nurse to pitch in; increased staffing in the emergency department; and ancillary support in each unit.