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Nurses At Baystate Franklin Back On The Job

Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurse Suzanne Love arranges signs before a rally.
Dave Roback
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The Republican
Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurse Suzanne Love arranges signs before a rally.

More than 200 nurses are back on the job at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts, after a one-day strike, and a two-day lockout by management.

The nurses' union has been without a contract for six months; the main sticking points are over staffing levels and changes to benefits.

Nurse Suzanne Love, a member of the negotiating team, said while the strike did not lead to an agreement, it showed the nurses have community . She said they may consider another strike in the future.

"The committee just doesn't make these decisions unilaterally," Love said. "It's a democratic union. The committee goes to the nursing body at large and talks to those people and gets their permission to go forward."

A statement from Baystate Franklin said patients in the hospital received safe, high-quality care from temporary staff during the labor action. No new talks are currently scheduled.

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