Michigan-based Trinity Health, a national hospital corporation, has created unsafe staffing and patient care conditions at Mercy Medical Center while attempting to remove union RN benefits and protections SPRINGFIELD, Mass…. Read more »
Author: Joe Markman
Mercy Medical Center Nurses to Hold Informational Picket in Springfield on October 17 as Nurses Fight for Safe Patient Care Conditions and Against Trinity Health’s Attempt to Erode Union Protections
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses to Hold Strike Authorization Vote and Informational Picket on October 22 as Nurses Fight Rising MGB Health Insurance Costs and Seek to Protect Patient Care with a Fair Contract
MNA nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital will vote to authorize a one-day strike and will picket on Tuesday, October 22 to protest MGB’s attempt to hike insurance costs and its refusal… Read more »
MNA Nurses at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Vote to Authorize a 1-Day Strike as Nurses Seek a Fair Contract with MGB to Address Staffing and Patient Care Challenges
Martha’s Vineyard nurses are preparing for a potential one-day strike because MGB refuses to properly value the important patient care nurses provide under difficult conditions in an isolated and expensive… Read more »
MGB Salem Hospital Nurses to Hold October 15 Informational Picket as Nurses Fight for a Fair Contract that Protects Patient Safety and Respects Nurses
Nurses will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, October 15 outside Salem Hospital to protest Mass General Brigham’s refusal to invest in a stable Salem RN workforce SALEM, Mass. –… Read more »
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement Averting One-Day Strike and Securing Significant Investment in Nurses to Improve Staffing and Patient Care
Nurses at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital nurses authorized a potential strike to attain a fair contract that will enable BWFH to recruit and retain the nurses needed to provide… Read more »
One-Day Strike Scheduled by Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Nurses for October 1 After MGB Fails to Reach Agreement Respecting Nurses and Protecting Patient Care
A 24-hour strike on October 1 by Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital nurses will happen unless MGB agrees to a fair contract that properly values the excellent patient care nurses… Read more »
MNA Faulkner Hospital Nurses to Issue Strike Notice on September 16 if Mass General Brigham Fails to Reach Agreement Respecting Nurses and Protecting Patient Care
Faulkner nurses voted 99.7% to authorize a potential one-day strike because MGB refuses to properly value the excellent patient care Faulkner nurses provide under extremely challenging conditions BOSTON, Mass. –… Read more »
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses Vote to Ratify New Contract that Averted Potential Strike and Seeks to Improve Nurse Staffing and Patient Care Conditions
Brigham nurses negotiated a new MNA contract last month following a 99.4% strike authorization vote motivated by nurses calling on MGB to invest in nurses and improve patient safety BOSTON,… Read more »
Statement by Massachusetts Nurses Association In Response to Bankruptcy Court Judge’s Approval of Asset Purchase Agreements for Six Steward Hospitals
The Need Remains to Save Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center CANTON, MA — The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents more than 2,800 registered nurses working in hospitals impacted… Read more »
MNA Response to Ombudsman’s Report on Pending Closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
Ombudsman reiterates opponents’ concerns that “the Nashoba closure is devastating to the community and patients who rely on this hospital and the ED.” Calls for all parties and the state… Read more »
