MNA: Brigham Nurses and Supporters to Leaflet Outside Billionaire Board Member Sites as Pressure Mounts on MGB to Settle a Fair Contract Ahead of Open-Ended Strike

Brigham nurses are prepared to negotiate as long as it takes November 9 to avert a November 12 open-ended strike by securing a contract that protects patient care

BOSTON, Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) nurses and supporters will leaflet outside two businesses connected to Mass General Brigham (MGB) board members, urging MGB to negotiate in good faith on November 9 and reach a fair contract that helps ensure safe patient care before an open-ended strike beginning November 12.

The actions are designed to draw attention to the MGB Board's role in supporting the positions and decisions that have led nurses to strike as well as to call attention to potential conflicts of interest for some members of the Board.

What are MGB's Priorities?

MGB has been cutting patient care despite having enormous resources. MGB is the most profitable hospital system in MA, with $2.3 billion in profits and $35 billion in assets.

In recent months, MGB forced two strikes in July and locked out nurses for four days, costing approximately $100 million, and spent additional millions on temporary nurses for a potential open-ended strike this fall. MGB has also paid $9.2 million in one year to CEO Anne Klibanksi and gave its top 14 executives $35.9 million in a single year.

MGB seems to have plenty of money to fund those decisions, while also reducing or eliminating care for vulnerable populations. MGB should go to bargaining on November 9 and put its focus and resources on a fair contract that benefits patients, nurses, and the whole community.

The Boston Globe reports MGB has been:

• Cutting care for children: MGB is closing its specialized PANS/PANDAS program.
• Cutting care at home: MGB plans to cut its Home Hospital program.
• Cutting pediatric services: Pediatricians at Mass Eye and Ear have been cut.
• Cutting Veterans program: MGB has laid off employees of a program that treats veterans with traumatic brain injuries or PTSD.

Read more about the potential Brigham nurse strike, MGB's finances and the potential Attorney General investigation.

Leafletting locations:

• THL Partners – Today, November 6, 10:30 a.m.
  • 100 Federal Street, Boston.
  • MGB Board Chair Scott Sperling is co-chief executive officer of the private equity firm THL Partners.
  • As reported by the Boston Globe, an outside law firm hired by the MNA has asked the Attorney General to investigate MGB's non-profit status because of potential conflicts of interest. The full letter to the Attorney General can be found here.
  • THL previously invested in US Nursing, which was hired by MGB to temporarily replace Brigham nurses in July.
• The 'Quin House – Sunday, November 8, 11 a.m.
  • 217 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.
  • MGB board member Paul B. Edgerley and his wife, Sandy, own this exclusive social club that costs thousands to join, a club that Forbes Magazine has promoted as a gathering place for Boston's elites from all sectors of industry.

The message at both leafletting locations is clear: MGB's board must put patient care first and ensure November 9 negotiations result in a fair agreement that prevents a strike while meeting the needs of nurses, patients, and the communities served by BWH.

Outstanding bargaining issues:

• Limits on temporary nurses to ensure continuity and quality of patient care.
• A float differential that helps limit nurses from having to move from patient assignment to patient assignment, disrupting care continuity.
• Movement by MGB on health insurance to ensure access to care for nurses who provide care.
• A wage scale that is competitive for new and experienced nurses and helps with recruitment and retention the hospital needs to provide world-class nursing care.

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