About 450 clinicians at Mass General Brigham Home Care will vote on May 19 to authorize a strike of up to seven days, the Massachusetts Nurses Association said this week.
The bargaining unit includes registered nurses, occupational and physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, social workers, and dieticians. The group has been negotiating its first contract with MGB since March 2025 and has completed 26 sessions, the union said. Members say MGB has not moved on caseload protections, productivity standards, wages, or hiring and retention.
A “yes” vote on May 19 would not commit clinicians to walking off the job. It would give the bargaining committee authority to call a strike of up to seven days. Federal labor law requires 10 days’ notice before a home-health strike.
MGB Home Care is among the largest home-health agencies in eastern Massachusetts. A walkout would interrupt in-home nursing, rehab, and clinical social-work visits across the region. MGB’s inpatient hospitals, including Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s, also lean on home care to move patients out of beds.
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