PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Despite Berkshire Medical Center’s enormous profitability, for 16 months hospital administrators have refused to improve nurse staffing, ensure safe patient care or provide affordable health insurance, prompting… Read more »
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Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Send Clear Message to Hospital with Overwhelming Strike Authorization Vote: Agree to a Fair Contract that Protects Patient Care
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Save the Date Labor Leader Summit March 22 Doubletree Hotel in Milford
Save the date for the 16th Annual Labor Leader Summit to be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Milford, Massachusetts. More information will be updated soon.
Berkshire Medical Center Nurses to Deliver Petition on Monday, Jan. 8 Urging Board of Trustees to Take Swift Action on Patient Care Concerns
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The registered nurses of Berkshire Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will deliver a petition on Monday, Jan. 8 signed by an overwhelmingly majority (85%)… Read more »
Help us Stop Steward from Closing Maternity at Morton Hospital!
For 16th Year in a Row, Gallup Reports Nurses Trusted as Most Honest, Ethical by Americans
CANTON, Mass. – For the 16th consecutive year, Americans say they trust nurses more than any other profession, according to an annual
BORN/Domestic Violence Education Requirement Update 12.21.17
The Board of Registration in Nursing has issued a statement that the new domestic and sexual violence continuing education requirement will not be mandatory until 6 months after they complete… Read more »
Tufts Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement with Hospital
BOSTON — The MNA-nurse bargaining committee at Tufts Medical Center, on behalf of their 1,200 members, reached a tentative agreement with hospital management on Monday evening Dec.18 that addresses all… Read more »
As Steward Health Care Threatens Taunton Maternity Closure, Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on Hospital Essential Services Bill
BOSTON, Mass. – Nurses and advocates will testify at the State House on Tuesday in favor of legislation to strengthen state and community oversight of essential hospital service closures, such… Read more »
Coalition submits over 100k signatures to Secretary of Commonwealth for Patient Safety Act
BOSTON — Today, the Committee to Ensure Safe Patient Care delivered over 100,000 signatures to the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth in support of the A Law Relative… Read more »