Year: 2007
Labor Advocate Father Ed Boyle Dies
Tentative Agreement Reached at North Adams Regional Hospital
The registered nurses of the North Adams Regional Hospital, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, have reached a tentative agreement with the hospital management. Among the important issues… Read more »
Tentative Agreement Reached at Berkshire Medical Center
The nurses at Berkshire Medical Center reached a tentative agreement on Nov. 6 with the hospital. The agreement addresses all the important issues identified by the nurses, which includes winning… Read more »
Marlborough Hospital RNs to Hold Informational Picket on Tuesday, Oct. 30 As Contract Talks Stall Over Wages and Grievance Rights
Nurses’ Pay Scale is Inadequate for Recruitment and Retention of Staff to Maintain Quality Care MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Registered nurses at Marlborough Hospital will hold an informational picket outside the… Read more »
North Adams Regional Hospital RNs Overwhelmingly Vote in Favor of Strike As Talks Continue to Stall Over Issues of Pension, Hiring Rate, and Wages
North Adams, MA — The registered nurses of the North Adams Regional Hospital (NARH) voted overwhelmingly tonight to authorize their union leadership to call a strike if necessary in their… Read more »
Massachusetts Patients Say Nurse Understaffing Compromises Patient Safety
Statewide Survey Finds More Than 235,000 (>1-in-4) Patients Per Year Feel Their Safety Has Been Compromised in Bay State Hospitals Hospital Industry’s "Patients First" Website No Help
New Radio Ads Highlight Need for Passage of H. 2059
In anticipation of the important Oct. 24th State House hearing before the public health committee on the Patient Safety Act (H. 2059), the Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients and the… Read more »
MNA Convention Makes News–Nurses lobby for staff levels
By MICHAEL McAULIFFE
Financial Report Shows Hospitals Continue to Post Record Profits in 2007 Approaching $500 Million in Second Qtr–A 35 % Increase Over 2006
During the Same Time Period, Poor RN Staffing Contributes to Thousands of Preventable Infections, Causing Patients to Suffer While Hospitals’ Coffers Grow
NARN Nurses Letter to the Editor on Strike Vote
Nurses still fighting for contract Tuesday, September 25 To the editor: As a registered nurse who has spent her entire career at North Adams Regional Hospital, I would like to… Read more »
