From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2008 Edition
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MNA initiatives on safe staffing, safe patient handling move forward
Mercy RNS picket for fair contract & quality care
Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice RNs Call in Mediator
The Registered Nurses who work for the Cooley Dickinson VNA and Hospice have called for a Federal mediator to join their contract negotiations. The nurses, who are represented by the… Read more »
Nurses file labor complaint during contract talks
New TV Ad Provides Patients’ Perspective on Need for Safe Patient Limits
H. 2059, The Patient Safety Act, was recently voted out of the Joint Committee on Public Health. The Act calls upon the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to set safe… Read more »
Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Bill gets Favorable Vote from
Nurses are Assaulted as often as Police Officers and Prison Guards yet Most Hospitals Fail to Enact Adequate Policies to Protect Employees Canton, Mass.—On March 18, the Joint Committee on… Read more »
New radio ad provides patients’ persepctive on need for safe staffing limits
The Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients and the MNA has launched a new radio advertising campaign this week, which provides a call for action on H.. 2059 from the patient’s… Read more »
Workplace Hazards to Nurses and Other Health Care Workers: Promising Practices for Prevention
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2008 Edition MNA’s Health & Safety Division shares conference findings In June 2007 MNA and the UMass Lowell’s School of Health and Environment held a… Read more »
Sick leave and employer-generated ‘sick leave policies’
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2008 Edition
