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800 nurses at Worcester hospital plan strike
By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey Globe Staff,Updated February 24, 2021, 6:41 p.m.
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âWe refuse to be pushed any further and are now ready to do whatever it takes to ensure the safety of our patients,â said Marlena Pellegrino, a staff nurse at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester.Jonathan Wiggs
The union representing 800 registered nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester said Wednesday that nurses will go on strike March 8 unless they can reach a contract agreement with hospital officials.
The Massachusetts Nurses Association cited a crisis of unsafe staffing at the hospital. âWe refuse to be pushed any further and are now ready to do whatever it takes to ensure the safety of our patients,â Marlena Pellegrino, a nurse who co-chairs the local bargaining unit, said in a statement.