Year: 2015
Volunteers Sought for Bernie Sanders Rally in Worcester
Nurses #1 Again in Honesty, Ethics; Top Gallup Poll Ranking in 15 of 16 Years
CANTON, Mass — For the 14th year in a row, Americans say they trust nurses more than any other profession, according to an annual Gallup survey conducted Dec. 2 –… Read more »
Join us for a Patient Safety Candlelight Vigil at the State House
MNA Board of Directors Votes to Oppose Proposed Spectra Fracked Gas Pipeline and Compressor Station in Weymouth
CANTON, Mass — The Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Nurses Association voted Thursday to oppose the construction of a fracked natural gas pipeline and compressor station in Weymouth. Board… Read more »
New Data: Increase in Mental Health Patients in EDs Underscores Need for Pending Legislation to Address Growing Crisis
CANTON, Mass — An influx of behavioral health patients into Massachusetts emergency departments is clashing against an ED system in which patients are already waiting too long for care and… Read more »
Region 4 Labor School: ‘The Collective Bargaining Process’
Region 4 Labor School Track 3 ‘The Collective Bargaining Process’ is on Mondays, starting January 11. Register today by calling Region 4 office 781-584-8012. The Collective Bargaining ProcessFree to all… Read more »
MNA Mourns Loss of Mervyn Justin, RN at Carney Hospital, Union Brother, Colleague, and Friend
The MNA and its members at Carney Hospital in Dorchester lost a great friend and colleague on December 6 when Mervyn Justin, a long-time RN and MNA member at the… Read more »
Excessive Health Care Injuries Can be Prevented by Bill Requiring Safe Patient Handling Practices
When: Tuesday, December 8 at 1 p.m. Where: State House, Room B What: Joint Committee on Public Health hearing on An Act relative to safe patient handling in certainhealth facilities… Read more »
MNA RN Workplace Violence Prevention Efforts Highlighted in OSHA Publication
New federal worker safety webpage includes case studies of workplace violence program and training implementation by MNA RNs at Providence Behavioral Hospital and Mercy Medical Center. A new publication by… Read more »
RNs at Nashoba Valley Medical Center Ratify Three-Year Contract
The 125 registered nurses of Nashoba Valley Medical Center (NVMC), who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), voted yesterday to ratify their first union contract. The three-year agreement,… Read more »
