What: The registered nurses of the UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus will take a strike authorization vote on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006 as contract talks continue to stall over… Read more »
Year: 2006
UMass University Campus RNs Will Take Strike Authorization Vote on Sept. 27th As Contract Talks Continue to Stall Over Pension, Health Insurance and Other Concessions to Dismantle the Nurses’ Contract
New Survey Says: Hospitals Put Patients Last
Only real-time survey of actual nurse staffing levels shows there has been no improvement in Massachusetts hospital RN staffing in the last two years Nearly 40 percent of units fail… Read more »
Deval Patrick Publicly Denounces Nurse Staffing Bill
During Wednesday night’s gubernatorial debate, candidate Deval Patrick, without prompting by a specific question about the bill, took it upon himself to raise the issue of the Safe RN staffing… Read more »
Successful outcome for an MNA nurse injured in assault at Holyoke hospital
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterSeptember 2006 Edition
Remembering PATCO: U.S. labor movement still feeling effects after 25 years
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterSeptemebr 2006 Edition
Nurse Action Alert
On the Record Positions of Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates on the Safe RN Staffing Bill
Deval Patrick’s Statements Regarding Safe Staffing Bill in TV Debate Creates Firestorm Among Frontline Registered Nurses
Deval Patrick Campaign Issues Clarifying Statement On RN Staffing Bill
In the wake of hundreds of phone calls and emails from nurses and other voters concerned about comments made by Deval Patrick at a televised debate Wednesday night, the Patrick… Read more »