Across the Commonwealth, MNA members have recently fought for, and won, union contracts that have included very significant wage increases to help in recruiting and retaining nurses and healthcare professionals,… Read more »
Author: Jennifer Johnson
MNA Dues Update
TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR LEGISLATOR TO FUND THE UNIT 7 CONTRACT
In March 2024 Governor Healey filed legislation (House Bill 4496) to fund the MNA Unit 7 contract nurses and health professionals negotiated and ratified earlier this year. State employee collective… Read more »
Federal Mediator Joins Visiting Nurses Employed by Cape Cod Healthcare at the Contract Table
Request from nurses comes after 10 contract sessions, with little headway made on patient assignments, complexities of delivering care to at-home patients on the Cape, poor staffing, and pay inequity… Read more »
Patients, Caregivers, and Community Groups to Rally to Protect Hospitals Impacted by Steward Crisis; Last of Seven Rallies Scheduled Outside St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center on Monday, April 29 at 3 p.m.
As Steward’s loan agreement nears its April 30th deadline, a growing coalition of residents, healthcare workers, business, community, labor and faith-based organizations has come together to ensure the voice of… Read more »
Statement by Massachusetts Nurses Association President Katie Murphy Regarding Steward Financing Deal to Keep Mass Hospitals Open
“We are relieved to see that a deal has been reached to temporarily preserve access to desperately needed healthcare services provided by the hospitals owned by Steward Healthcare, as the… Read more »
As Covered In Today’s Boston Globe: Steward Health Care’s Financial Issues Could Spell Catastrophe for the State
By Jessica Bartlett Globe Staff, Updated January 19, 2024, 6:00 a.m Steward Health Care, a for-profit health system that serves thousands of patients in Eastern Massachusetts, is in such grave financial… 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 »
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 »
Hastily Arranged “Listening Sessions” on Access to Essential Maternity Services by the Healey-Driscoll Administration Scheduled for Tonight and Next Week (see flyer attached)
Lack of Notice and Outreach to Communities and Advocates on This Issue Call into Question the State’s True Commitment to Addressing a Growing Crisis for the Most Vulnerable Mothers and… Read more »
Pickets Planned by RNs at Steward Holy Family Hospitals in Both Haverhill and Methuen on Oct. 18
What: An informational picket by the dedicated and hardworking MNA nurses at both Steward Holy Family Hospitals. Other attendees will include local supporters, community leaders, neighbors, families, and friends. When:… Read more »