, /PRNewswire/ -- Mass General Brigham (MGB) Home Care nurses and healthcare professionals have exercised their right to unionize, joining the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) with a successful election on . Their overwhelmingly yes vote enables MGB Home Care nurses and healthcare professionals to work together to improve patient care conditions and advocate for the professional respect they deserve. "I'm really excited to move forward and begin the process of formally building this union, as well as bargaining with our employer to get a contract in place that allows us to provide the best care we can for our patients while respecting our personal and professional needs," said "This election result is a great step forward for us and I'm really proud to be part of this process.
" "I feel really good about the large percentage of clinicians having voted in favor of the union. There is always power in numbers!" . "The union will give us a strong voice and allows us to much more easily and effectively collaborate with management on issues important to us.
I know this will ultimately enhance efficiency at work, patient satisfaction, staff retention, and work-life balance." "Winning this election with such strong support is an indication that we are long overdue for representation with management," . "Home care is often overlooked and under-appreciated, but we know the future of healthcare is moving into the home setting and home care clinicians are going to be in higher deman.
