The Massachusetts Nurses Association announced late Wednesday night that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mass General Brigham that includes limitations around the use of temporary nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
The agreement averted an indefinite strike that was set to begin early Thursday morning.
While the proposed contract, which has yet to be voted on my union members, includes wage increases for nurses, a major focus was on visiting, or traveling nurses that many hospitals rely on to fill staff shortage…