BMC South nurses and healthcare professionals to strike for three days from 30 April 2026
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Nearly 500 registered nurses and healthcare professionals at Boston Medical Center South in Brockton, Massachusetts announced a three-day strike from 7 a.m. on 30 April to 6:59 a.m. on 3 May over staffing, wages, and proposed cuts to health benefits. The union says patient safety and retention are at risk; hospital management disputes the action’s necessity amid ongoing negotiations.
This alert was originally created on 26 April 2026.
Public Impact
Hospitals
Effective Dates
Updates
May 4, 2026
⏸ Suspended
On 27 April 2026, the Massachusetts Nurses Association said BMC South nurses and healthcare professionals rescinded their strike notice and delayed the planned 30 April–3 May action to allow negotiations to continue; no new dates were announced.
May 3, 2026
⏸ Suspended
On 27 April 2026, the Massachusetts Nurses Association said BMC South nurses and healthcare professionals rescinded their strike notice and delayed the planned three-day walkout (originally set for 30 April to 3 May) to continue negotiations. No new strike dates were announced.
May 2, 2026
⏸ Suspended
On 27 April 2026, unions at BMC South, including the Massachusetts Nurses Association, rescinded their 10‑day strike notice and delayed the three‑day strike that had been scheduled for 30 April to 3 May while negotiations continue.
May 1, 2026
⏸ Suspended
On 27 April 2026, the Massachusetts Nurses Association said nurses and healthcare professionals at BMC South rescinded their strike notice and postponed the three‑day walkout that had been scheduled for 30 April to 3 May, as negotiations resumed. No new strike dates have been announced.
Apr 30, 2026
⏸ Suspended
The planned three-day strike at Boston Medical Center South in Brockton from 30 April to 3 May was put on hold as negotiations progressed; unions rescinded their strike notices and no new dates have been announced.
Apr 29, 2026
⏸ Suspended
On 27 April 2026, unions at Boston Medical Center – South in Brockton, including the Massachusetts Nurses Association, temporarily paused their planned three-day strike (originally set for 30 April to 3 May) and rescinded strike notices as negotiations resumed; no new dates have been announced.
Apr 28, 2026
⏸ Suspended
On 27 April 2026, unions at Boston Medical Center South in Brockton (including the Massachusetts Nurses Association) delayed and rescinded strike notices for the three-day action that had been planned for 30 April–3 May, citing progress in negotiations; no new dates were announced.
Apr 27, 2026
⏸ Suspended
As of 27 April 2026, unions at Boston Medical Center South have delayed the planned three-day strike scheduled for 30 April 2026 to 3 May 2026 while negotiations progress; no new dates have been announced.
Organizer
- Massachusetts Nurses Association
Affected Locations
- Brockton, Massachusetts
Sources
- https://www.massnurses.org/2026/04/23/nurses-at-brocktons-bmc-south-set-strike-date-what-we-know
- https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/475-bmc-south-workers-plan-3-day-strike-5-notes
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mna-bmc-south-rns-and-healthcare-professionals-submit-official-notice-of-three-day-strike-from-april-30--may-3-as-talks-for-a-new-contract-stall-over-staffing-wages-and-dramatic-cuts-to-health-benefits-302747360.html
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