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Tufts Medical Center nurses go on strike

The Herald reports.

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Look at the number of words the piece spends on messages from each side. Two vague sentences about the strikers' position, then the rest of the piece is a barrage of paragraphs and quotes from the employer's PR department.

Where's the union support?

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It was fair and unbiased (Adam take notes). It stated why the RN's walked and why the hospital wouldn't meet their demands.

Then at the bottom it had a considerable amount of Pro-Nurse tweets, so if anything this article was more of a voice for the nurses than Tufts.

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It's currently a very different article than I read this morning.

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Tufts has said there will be added security, Boston cops and “ambassadors at every door” ...

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These nurses deserve everything they are asking for and more!!!

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What are the nurses getting now for pay and benefits and what more are they looking to get?

Is pay based on tenure? performance? experience? education?

Are pay increases based on merit? Can the hospital quickly fire low performing nurses?

Needs some details before I choose a side.

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From what I heard when the Brigham and Women's nurses were talking about strike, the NICU nurses there are the ones that pretty much broke the hospitals back. Wondering if the lack of a NICU is one of the reasons that the hospital things they can let this go on?

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There is a NICU, its the Floating. First hand experience with it, had a child in there for three months. And those nurses deserve everything that the nurses in other Boston hospitals are receiving.

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They do have a NICU so not sure what you mean

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When the Brigham NICU nurses threatened to be a part of the strike, I heard the hospital there simply could not find a way to replace them and this was one of the main reasons they settled.

I know the Brigham has one of the largest NICUs in New England, so maybe that is why.

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Loved seeing this. Thank you

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One problem may be that Tufts is in a rather precarious financial position. If even BMC won't merge with them who's left as a dance partner? This city cannot support this many hospitals, not with the 900 pound Partners gorilla nearby.

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Well then the money coming in should be fairly dispersed. Cut back on the top dogs salary and pension. No excuses

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Merge with the Franciscan Hospital?

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The strike is now a lockout. Until Monday. Everybody knew this was going to happen, because the scabs they hired as replacements have a four day minimum, and it lets Tufts management indulge in a petty punitive action just to show who's boss.

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Tufts nurses make $45/hr which is a good salary for a college grad from many of the RN degree mills. This is also more than many primary care physicians who work a lot harder and train a lot longer.

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How much do the nurses at the other hospitals get?

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Work a lot harder??? I disagree.

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