From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition By Andi Mullin Director, Division of Governmental Affairs This year’s election season was a highly successful one for the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The… Read more »
Year: 2010
MNA enjoys electoral success
Good news for you too: A defined pension plan is now within reach
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition What is a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan? It is a pension plan that guarantees a specific amount of money (i.e., a defined… Read more »
Mass. MDs snub state’s health reform
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition For the first time the Massachusetts Medical Society has asked doctors what they think about health reform in its annual “Physician Workforce Survey”… Read more »
The power of joint bargaining: success at Caritas
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition By Betsy Prescott, RN My name is Betsy Prescott and I am the chair of the MNA bargaining unit at St. Elizabeth’s, one… Read more »
MNA Election Results for 2010
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition Vice President, Labor*(one for two years)Karen Coughlin Treasurer, Labor* (one for two years)Ann Marie McDonagh Director, Labor* (five for two years)(one per Region)Region… Read more »
MNA Nurses at MetroWest voted “YES” for their new Contact by a large margin.
MNA Nurses at MetroWest voted “YES” for their new Contact by a large margin. The settlement includes restoring the steps, two new half steps at the top and improved language… Read more »
UMass Memorial Medical Center nurses ratify new two-year contract
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition Pact grants Memorial nurses parity in pay and benefits with colleagues at UMass University The registered nurses from the UMass Memorial, Hahnemann, Home… Read more »
Nurses at Tufts stage protest to oppose plan to make all nurses float
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition RNs dress in black scrubs to ‘mourn the death of safe patient care’ In response to a recently announced plan to implement a… Read more »
Remembering Brockton Hospital’s Ann Curley
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition Ann M. Curley, Bridgewater resident and former Brockton Hospital nurse, died peacefully of lung cancer on Oct. 20, after a lifetime of service… Read more »
Executive Director’s Column: The movement has begun
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition
