A group of MNA members met with State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante on Friday March 26th to lobby her support of the Patient Safety Act. MNA nurses Heather Fleming (Beverly Hospital),… Read more »
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Region 4 members discuss Safe Staffing
MNA membership dues deductibility for 2009
QMC Nurses Hold Informational Picket Over 3% Wage Cut, 5% Increase In Health Insurance Costs, Pension Freezes.
Joe Reardon, Quincy Sun, April 15, 2010 Paula Ryan was busy handing out buttons and greeting nurses Tuesday afternoon outside the Quincy Medical Center. On the sidewalk, more than a… Read more »
Executive Director’s Column: Building a bigger lifeboat
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2010 Edition
Reports from the field: MNA members help to heal those in Haiti
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2010 Edition Since January, MNA nurses have volunteered in huge numbers for relief work in Haiti, including delegations, pairs and individuals from the Boston teaching… Read more »
Morton MNAers holds successful picket; continue fight at the table
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2010 Edition
MNA bill to punish perpetrators of workplace violence passes House
Successful MNA “Lobby Day” simultaneously held in State House From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2010 Edition
Health care workers take another step closer to strike
By Tim Faulkner
Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Those Who Assault Nurses and Other Health Care Providers
The vote follows a Unanimous Vote by the House in March BOSTON, MA – The Massachusetts Senate cast a unanimous vote today to pass legislation which will stiffen the penalties… Read more »
Hospital-acquired infections continue to plague patients
Ten years after the problem first gained attention, hospital-acquired infections continue to plague patients. For three out of five conditions being measured, the statistics have gotten worse, according to reports… Read more »