Attention MNA members! Listen for a call from Donna Kelly-Williams on Thursday, June 28. We'll hold a Telephone Town Hall on the safe patient limits ballot campaign. Join us!
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MNA Members: Join RN Donna Kelly-Williams for a Telephone Town Hall on Safe Patient Limits on June 28
Mass SJC Rules Ballot Measure to Set Safe Patient Limits is Valid Decision Clears Path for Patient Safety Act to Be on the Ballot in November
Today’s ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) to validate a pending ballot measure – A Law Relative to Patient Safety and Hospital Transparency (or, the Patient Safety Act)… Read more »
Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement that Improves Staffing and Patient Care and Averts One-Day Strike
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The registered nurses of Berkshire Medical Center, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, reached a tentative agreement on Thursday, June 14 that marks a huge… Read more »
Baystate Franklin Medical Center Nurses Vote to Ratify New Contract that Marks a Major Success for Patients, Nurses, All Caregivers and the Public
GREENFIELD, Mass. – The registered nurses of Baystate Franklin Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted overwhelmingly on Monday, June 11 to ratify a new contract that shows… Read more »
Hear why Dotty Nygard, an ED nurse in California, supports Safe Patient Limits for patients and nurse in Massachusetts
Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Schedule 24-hour Strike for Monday, June 18 after Management Refuses to Make Staffing and Patient Care Improvements
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The 800 registered nurses of Berkshire Medical Center, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, delivered notice to hospital management on Monday evening notifying them of… Read more »
UMass Memorial Health Alliance in Leominster Plans to Close Pediatric Unit Depriving Children and Families of Access to Care Close to Home
LEOMINSTER, MA — In the wake of overwhelming community concern about recent service closures engineered by corporate executives at UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC), the Central Mass-based health care conglomerate… Read more »
Baystate Franklin Medical Center Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement that Benefits Patients, Nurses and the Public
GREENFIELD, Mass. – The registered nurses of Baystate Franklin Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, reached a tentative contract agreement on Wednesday, May 23 following 18 months of… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Representative Michael Capuano for Re-Election
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses and health professionals in the Commonwealth, has endorsed Rep. Michael Capuano in his re-election campaign to represent… Read more »
During National Nurses Week, Berkshire Medical Center Nurses to Rally, Highlighting 500+ Unsafe Staffing Forms Filed by RNs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire Medical Center nurses have now filed more than 500 unsafe staffing forms, an unfortunate milestone and evidence of the need for the improvements to patient care… Read more »
