Archive :: 2006
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UMass Strike page :: Brigham and Women's Contract Update
November/December
Power-packed strike leads to a prized contract at UMass
RNs at Brigham & Women’s avert strike, reach agreement
MNA Board of Directors Update
Nursing on Beacon Hill: Legislative Update
2006 Award Winners
2006 Scholarship Winners
Nurses Top List of Most Honest and Ethical Professions
October
Nurses recommend Patrick/Murray
UMass RNs set to strike on Oct. 26 against concessions
Politically driven NLRB ruling on supervisory status of nurses fails to provide promised clarity on union eligibility
We are a powerful union, but we can do even more
Election 2006: Critical to staff nurses
RNs encouraged to register as emergency preparedness volunteers
Survey says that hospitals put patients last
American Red Cross Nurses to Leaflet Outside of the Dedham Blood Donor Center on Oct. 17th
Strike Called By UMass University Campus RNs To Begin October 26th
More than 1,000 RNs to Picket Outside Brigham & Women’s Hosp. Oct. 12 in Protest Over Hospital’s Failure to Recruit and Retain Staff to Provide Safe Care
More than 1,000 RNs to Picket Outside Brigham & Women’s Hosp. Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 from 2 – 4 pm To Protest Hospital’s Failure to Recruit and Retain Staff to Provide Safe Care
Politically Driven NLRB Ruling on Supervisory Status of Nurses Fails to Provide Promised Clarity on Union Eligibility
September
RNs blast UMass Memorial as hospital reports large profit
2025: A nursing odyssey
MNA sues to protect health benefits for same-sex spouse
Question: What does Labor Day mean for nurses? Answer: Everything!
MNA members join demonstration against imminent Kentucky River Decision
Annual golf tourney nets $14,000 for nursing scholarships
Emergency Preparedness
UMass University RNs Vote in Favor of Strike Authorization
New Survey Says: Hospitals Put Patients Last
UMass University Campus RNs Will Take Strike Authorization Vote on Sept. 27th
Deval Patrick Campaign Issues Clarifying Statement On RN Staffing Bill
Deval Patrick’s Statements Regarding Safe Staffing Bill in TV Debate Creates Firestorm Among Frontline Registered Nurses
On the record positions of Democratic gubernatorial candidates on the safe RN staffing bill
Deval Patrick Publicly Denounces Nurse Staffing Bill: Nurses Need to Respond
July/August
Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement Regarding Salaries of Hospital CEOs
UMass Memorial's Million Dollar Man Wants to Take Away $8,000 a Year From Nurses
State Senate fails to act on safe RN staffing bill
After 1,000+ days, Unit 7 OKs new contract
MNA unveils new in-house printing facility, mobile unit
Despite nurses' great efforts, no vote by Senate
State Senate Does Not Act on Safe RN Staffing Bill
Nurses Blast Management as UMass Memorial Reports a Profit of $6.2 Million, While Still Demanding More Than 50 Concessions
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner bill heads to Governor's Desk
House overrides Governor's Veto of School Nurse Tenure Bill
RNs at UMass Medical-University on the Picket Line
MNA Files Suit in Federal Court to Appeal Arbitration Ruling Denying Health Insurance Benefits to the Same-Sex Spouse of a Nurse at Merrimack Valley Hospital
Staff RN Alert: Don't be fooled by hospital industry impersonators on Safe RN Staffing bill
The Safe RN Staffing bill in California is Working!
ADVOCATES FOR PATIENT SAFETY URGE SENATE TO ACT ON NURSE STAFFING LEGISLATION
May/June
House passes redrafted safe RN staffing bill 133-20; Vote needed in Senate by mid-July
An inside look at what it took for the safe staffing bill to pass in the House
View from the other side: Safe staffing issue connects Falmouth nurse with House member
Worcester Public Schools present Karen Hanlon with School Nurse of the Year Award
News from Region 4
Regional council final ballot 2006
After Over 1,000 Days Contract Ratified
NLRB Rules in Favor of MNA: New Moakley Building To Be Part of MNA Bargaining Unit
House Passes Landmark Bill on RN Staffing in Massachusetts Hospitals
House Vote on Nurse Staffing Bill Postponed; will be taken up at 1 p.m. on Wednesday May 24
How They Voted - Joint Committees on Public Health and Health Care Finance approve the compromise bill on Safe RN Staffing
Compromise Bill on RN Staffing in Hospitals is Approved by Public Health Committee, Clearing Hurdle for a House Vote on May 23rd
Worcester Public Schools Present Karen Hanlon With School Nurse of the Year Award
Nurses to Join Major Rally at State House on May 9th to Push for Final "Yes" on Health Care Constitutional Amendment at Wednesday’s Constitutional Convention
Compromise bill on RN staffing includes safe limits on nurses' patient assignments
Compromise addresses hospital industry objections
MetroWest Medical Center nurses hold informational picket
We have a vote! Now it’s time to get on the bus and make it a 'Yes' vote
Summer reading recommendations
Ellis elected to United Way's board of directors in Central Mass.
Developing an emergency nurse registry in Massachusetts: an update
April
More than 1,000 days without a contract
Newton-Wellesley RNs oppose Wal-Martization of nursing practice
It's crunch time for safe staffing bill—keep the heat on!
MNA on Beacon Hill
The MNA on Capitol Hill
Regional News
When you find yourself in the role of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Substance abuse policies change: Will it influence how you help a colleague?
House Leadership Unveils Compromise Bill on RN Staffing – House Vote Set for May 23
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y Patient Safety Advocate & Author of Taylor’s Law John McCormack to Join Frontline Nurses on Visits to Legislators at State House on April 27th As Safe RN Staffing Bill Takes Center Stage in House Budget Debate
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y Registered Nurses to Set Up Camp at State House Beginning April 25th As Safe RN Staffing Bill Takes Center Stage in House Budget Debate
Nurse Union Files Charges Against New Owners of Parkview Specialty Hospital for Wanton Violations of the Nurses' Contract, Rights and Benefits
Patient Advocate & Parent of a Child Who Died Due to a Medical Error Joins Campaign for New Law to Set Safe Limits on Patients Assigned to RNs
New Study Finds Preventable Medical Errors in Hospitals are a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. and Hospitals are Too Slow in Addressing the Crisis
Legislators Deliver Letter of Support for RNs to Romney/Healey
Legislators Support Nurses and Other Health Care Proffessionals
UMass University Campus RNs to Hold Informational Picket on April 5 Over Management’s 50 Major Concessions & Campaign to Decimate Nursing Program at UMMC
March
UMass RNs under attack despite hospital's huge surplus
Nurses deliver hospital industry $1 billion bill to legislators
Cape Cod Hospital RNs ratify three-year contract
Patient safety should not be negotiable
Unit 7 advocates, family members win fight to save the Fernald Center
Dragnet! Massachusetts nurse licensure application changes
Hospitals spend millions on ads but deny safe nursing care
MNA Casting Call! MNA-produced movie to feature nurse actors & actresses
Michael Moore wants YOU to be in his next movie
1001 Days without a Contract: Nurses and Health Care Professionals Picket Statewide
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y State Employed Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals to Picket Throughout the State
West Springfield School Nurses File for Mediation As Contract Talks Stall Over Nurses Call for Pay Parity With Teachers
Chair of Public Health Committee Announces Pending Draft of a Compromise Bill on RN Staffing
Safe Patient Handling Legislation gets Favorable Vote from Joint Committee on Public Health
Cape Cod Hospital RNs & Management Reach Agreement in Principle Averting Need for Informational Picketing Scheduled for March 7th
January/February
Reconciling medications: whose responsibility is it?
Momentum grows on nurse staffing bill
900+ days with no contract: Unit 7's fight continues
With the MNA, your Continuing Education credits are free
The hospital industry’s Web scam: a public relations ploy by any other name
Medicare's new prescription drug program
MNA forms rapid response 'STAT TEAM'
Minimum nurse staffing levels prove cost-effective
You can help pass a real solution to stop understaffing
Industry still refuses to set limit on a nurses' patient load Hospital profits in Massachusetts near $1 billion
Nurse-to-patient ratios working in California
Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients is now 100 members strong
MNA, colleagues mourn passing of Liz Joubert
Liz 'Jane' Joubert: my friend
California hospital shows 'Magnet' designation a sham
Update: Health Care for Massachusetts Campaign
RNs at UMass Medical-University Hit the Picket Line Hospital Demands Concessions Despite Hospital’s $94 Million Surplus
Cape Cod Hospital RNs to Hold Informational Picket on March 7th As Contract Talks Stall Over Poor Staffing, Mandatory Overtime and the Layoff of 60 Nurses
If You Vacation on Cape Cod, What is Happening to the Nurses and Patients at Cape Cod Hospital Should be of Concern to You
Nurses at Cape Cod Hospital Up in Arms over Staffing Cutbacks/Layoff of 60 Nurses
Cape Cod Hospital to Layoff 60 RNs
New Information on MHA Web Site: Latest Ploy to Avoid Safe RN-to-Patient Limits
Romney Wants Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals to Pay 150% More For Health Care Insurance
Nurses Question Governor Romney's Commitment to Quality Health Care: Wage Scale is 35% Below Private Sector
"The State of State Services for the Most Vulnerable": Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals Picket Romney’s Speech
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y Hundres of Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals to Picket Governor Romney's "State of the State" Speech
Another Study Makes Business Case for Increasing RN Staffing in Hospitals
Hospital Profits Near $1 Billion: Industry Still Refuses to Set Limit on a Nurses' Patient Load
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