Berkshire VNA nurses and healthcare professionals have had tremendous community support during their first contract negotiations, and reached a tentative contract agreement December 15 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The nurses and… Read more »
Year: 2023
Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Reach Tentative Agreement on First MNA Contract to Stabilize Staffing and Improve Patient Care
Boston VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Cast a Unanimous Vote Authorizing a 14-day Strike
VNA caregivers are seeking staffing and wage enhancements needed to recruit and retain the staff required to provide care to increasingly complex patients being released by hospitals for more acute… Read more »
Boston VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Cast Votes Authorizing a 14-day Strike on December 11th, Hold Press Conference to Announce Result on December 12th Outside Dorchester Office at 4 p.m.
Boston VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Cast Votes Authorizing a14-day Strike on December 11th, Hold Press Conference to Announce Result on December 12th Outside Dorchester Office at 4 p.m…. Read more »
South Shore Endoscopy Center Nurses Vote to Ratify First MNA Contract Following Strike Vote Against Mass General Brigham
South Shore Endoscopy Center nurses joined the MNA and negotiated a union contract to help provide excellent gastrointestinal care to Braintree area patients BRAINTREE, Mass. – Registered nurses at Brigham… Read more »
Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals will Picket December 4 to Shed a Light on Berkshire Health Systems Refusing to Agree to a Fair Contract and the Basic Worker Right of a Wage Step Scale
Berkshire Medical Center nurses, community members, and union supporters will join Berkshire VNA clinicians in calling on BHS to agree to a wage step scale and realistic productivity standards PITTSFIELD,… Read more »
Attorney General Issues Citation and Fine Against Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital for Failure to Keep Accurate Time Records of Nurses Who Worked Through Meal Breaks
Despite Nurses Filing Complaint Over Inability to Take Legally Required Meal Breaks and Non-Payment in September 2022, Anna Jaques Management Still Has Not Made Meal Breaks Possible for Nurses Working… Read more »
Framingham Union Nurses to Hold Press Conference Wednesday, November 15 to Advocate for their Right to Vote for a Union as Hospital Owner Tenet Healthcare Delays Amid Government Shutdown Worries
Framingham Union Hospital nurses filed for a union election in September to improve patient safety and secure professional respect FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – With a federal government shutdown looming that could… Read more »
Mass General Brigham Nurses Vote to Strike at South Shore Endoscopy Center in Braintree as Highly Profitable MGB Rejects Nurses’ Efforts to Secure a Fair Contract to Help Them Provide High-Quality Gastrointestinal Care
Mass General Brigham, the largest hospital corporation in New England, has undervalued and disrespected South Shore Endoscopy Center nurses, who provide excellent gastrointestinal patient care in Braintree BRAINTREE, Mass. –… Read more »
MNA’s Bill Requiring That Forensic Patients Entering DMH Facilities Be Put in a Designated Forensic Unit Upon Admission Will Be Heard at Statehouse on Monday, October 30
Senate Bill 1258, which would require that certain patient populations admitted to Mass. Department of Mental Health (DMH) continuing care facilities first be placed in a designated forensic unit, will… Read more »
Precarious Berkshire VNA Staffing Levels Prompt Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Deliver Petition to BHS CEO Ahead of October 23 Bargaining Session
Data shows a loss of 29 staff in 22 months, with 90% reporting unsustainable work life balance and many leaving for higher pay A petition signed by 82% of BVNA… Read more »
