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Gov. Baker’s Order to Suspend ICU Staffing Law in Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic
MNA Nurses Condemn Decision by National Hospital Chain Trinity Health to Discontinue Child and Adult Mental Health Beds at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke
HOLYOKE, Mass. – The registered nurses of Providence Behavioral Health Hospital were shocked and dismayed to learn on Friday that hospital owner Trinity Health told the Department of Public Health… Read more »
Morton Hospital RNs and Health Care Professionals Cast Overwhelming Vote to Authorize a One Day Strike to Hold Steward Accountable For Safe Patient Care
The registered nurses and health care professionals of Steward Health Care’s Morton Hospital in Taunton yesterday cast an overwhelming vote (96 percent) in favor of authorizing a one-day strike in… Read more »
Deadline Extended to March 13 to Purchase Tickets for MNA Nurse Appreciation Night at Fenway! Wednesday, May 20
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MNA Mourns Loss of Former Board of Directors Member Kathy Metzger, RN
St. Luke’s Nurses Rebuffed in Attempt to Deliver to Southcoast CEO Petition About Staffing Conditions Signed by 90% of Family-Centered Unit RNs
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Registered nurses who care for patients in the Family-Centered Unit (FCU) at St. Luke’s Hospital have repeatedly asked hospital management to address problems with staffing that… Read more »
Nurse-Backed Mental Health Bills Advance Favorably on Beacon Hill as Governor, Lawmakers Eye Enhanced Mental Health Funding and Parity
BOSTON, Mass. – Legislation drafted by registered nurses on the front lines of the state’s behavioral health crisis have received favorable reports from the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance… Read more »
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Register Now! MNA Labor Education Program: Figuring the Figures
Course Description: De-mystifying the figures, numbers and math at the negotiating table. It is critical that the Union Bargaining Team has a working knowledge of collective bargaining terminology and concepts. … Read more »