Year: 2020
MNA Mourns Loss of Former Board of Directors Member Kathy Metzger, RN
St. Luke’s Nurses Rebuffed in Attempt to Deliver to Southcoast CEO Petition About Staffing Conditions Signed by 90% of Family-Centered Unit RNs
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Registered nurses who care for patients in the Family-Centered Unit (FCU) at St. Luke’s Hospital have repeatedly asked hospital management to address problems with staffing that… Read more »
Nurse-Backed Mental Health Bills Advance Favorably on Beacon Hill as Governor, Lawmakers Eye Enhanced Mental Health Funding and Parity
BOSTON, Mass. – Legislation drafted by registered nurses on the front lines of the state’s behavioral health crisis have received favorable reports from the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance… Read more »
CDC update on Coronavirus
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Register Now! MNA Labor Education Program: Figuring the Figures
Course Description: De-mystifying the figures, numbers and math at the negotiating table. It is critical that the Union Bargaining Team has a working knowledge of collective bargaining terminology and concepts. … Read more »
Important Registered Nurse Renewal Reminder from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Public Health to Hold Jan. 30 Public Hearing Regarding Planned Closure of Somerville Hospital ER
The state Department of Public Health will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 30 regarding Cambridge Health Alliance’s proposed closure of the Emergency Department at Somerville Hospital and replace… Read more »
In Her Own Words: Nurse Victim Shares Story of Workplace Sexual Harassment
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MNA Response to Proposed Closure of Services at MetroWest Medical Center Natick
On Monday, January 21, 2020, the owner of MetroWest Medical Center, Tenet Healthcare, sent a letter to the Department of Public Health informing the agency it plans to issue a… Read more »
