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Nurses Strike at Saint Vincent reaches 105th Day - Spectrum News 1

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Sunday is the 105th day of the Saint Vincent nurses strike, marking a significant milestone for the hundreds of nurses still on the picket line. The Massachusetts Nurses Association says it has become the second longest nurses strike in Massachusetts history and the longest nurses strike nationally in more than a decade. The longest strike in the state still goes to nurses at Burbank Hospital in Fitchburg, which lasted six months in 1980. 

Nurses in Worcester are striking for better staffing conditions, which they believe will improve patient care inside the hospital.

"We're spending our 105th day on the line, today celebrating Father's Day," said nurse Christine Setterlund. "Us women are coming out in between our celebration to hold up the line. We're just looking to get back to the table with Tenet. We're taking it one day at a time, one day longer than Tenet is. It's hard for all the nurses. People want to go back in. They want to get into the hospital. They want to see their patients and take care of their patients."

The two sides haven't been to the negotiating table in more than a month. A spokesperson for the hospital says in a statement:

"The MNA’s actions demonstrate they have no interest in signing an agreement to end this strike anytime soon. They are choosing to celebrate the length of the strike rather than engage Saint Vincent Hospital in good faith negotiations. We stand ready to meet with the MNA any time it is ready to present a reasonable proposal rather than just say no to every proposal we have offered and not be willing to compromise."

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