Over 1,200 UMass Memorial University Campus nurses vote to authorize strike
Source: Lowell Sun
By Michael P Norton | State House News Service
PUBLISHED: July 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM EDT
WORCESTER — Citing months of unsuccessful contract negotiations, more than 1,200 registered nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center’s University Campus in Worcester voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to authorize a 14-day strike.
The final vote, a union official told the News Service Wednesday night, was 1,233 to 17.
“No nurse wants to strike,” said Margaret McLoughlin, co-chair of the Massachusetts Nurses Association bargaining unit at the campus. “But our members have made it clear that they are prepared to do whatever it takes to secure a contract that protects our patients, improves safety, and makes this hospital a place where experienced nurses want to stay and new nurses want to build their careers.”
The union said the campus is the region’s only academic medical center and Level 1 Trauma Center.
UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, 55 N Lake Ave, Worcester, Aug. 11, 2021. (Staff Photo By Chris Christo/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
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