News & Events
NURSES PACK HEARING, RENEW CALL FOR STAFFING BILL
Selection of Wall-to-Wall News Coverage from Our Press Release on the DMH Announcement of Taunton Closing
State Dept. of Mental Health Announces Plans to Close Taunton State Hospital
Frontline Caregivers Say State’s Mental Health System is Already in Shambles
January 25 – Joint Committee on Health Care Finance Holding Public Hearing on Bills to Set Safe Patient Limits for Nurses in Massachusetts Hospitals
Nurses and Patient Safety Advocates Will Testify in Support of the Measures that Will Save Thousands of Lives and Millions of Valuable Health Care Dollars.
UMMMC Nurses Cast Overwheling Vote in Favor of Forming a Single MNA Bargaining Unit
ATTENTION ALL NURSES, IMPORTANT HEARING ON OUR SAFE STAFFING BILL TO BE HELD ON JAN. 25TH
NNU: New Study Shows Dramatic Revenue Potential from a Wall Street Tax
No, The School Nurse is Not In
National Labor Relations Board Issues Charges of Unfair Labor Practices Against Cerberus/Steward Health Care for the Illegal Firing of a Nurse at Holy Family Hospital & for Violations of Nurses’ Union Rights in an Attempt to Discourage Nurses’ Participation in the Union
Gloucester Times: Standing up for AGH: Residents mobilize for state hearing in Beverly
Selection of the Great Media Coverage of Our Demonstration Outside Cerberus-Steward Yesterday
And view the photo gallery here
Mass Nurses To Board Buses For Protest Outside Headquarters of Cerberus-Steward in NYC
Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m.
Nurses Warn: Wall Street Targeting Hospitals for Profits
Nurses Top Gallup Poll on Honesty, Ethics – Again
ATTENTION MNA Members: Application period now open for Reduced Dues
Make Your Nominations for “Scrooge of the Year”
MEDIA ADVISORY: US Nurses Stand by UK Nurses, Public Workers
Nurses Picket Two Baystate Sites
Governor signs law to protect collective bargaining rights for public sector workers
MNA Announces Launch of Facebook Page
Video: Sights and Sounds of the Nov. 3 Washington D.C. Rally and March
Mass. Breast Feeding Coalition Calls on UMass Med. CEO John O’Brien to Rescind Plan to Layoff RN Lactation Consultants
Govenor Deval Patrick to Sign Proclamation Today in Honor of National NP Week
Registered Nurses Picket Cooley Dickinson Hospital
After More Than a Year of Negotiations Nurses
Call for Safe Staffing Directly To the Community
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Cooley Dickinson Nurses Schedule Informational Picket
Management Refuses To Accept Safe Staffing Language
After CDC Calls for Hospitals to Improve Breastfeeding Services, UMass Memorial Announces Plan to Degrade Its Program, Which Serves Some of the Most Vulnerable Mothers and Infants in the Commonwealth
Plans to Layoff Highly Experienced RNs & Outsource Care to Non-Nurses
Union Pressure, OWS Protests Tear Down a Barrier to Taxing Speculators
Big corporations use loopholes to dodge taxes, report says
Photos: MNA nurses in Washington DC Nov. 3 working to heal America!
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Emergency Nurses Association: Workplace Violence Against Emergency Nurses Remains High, According to New Report
Nurses from Four Continents to Step Up Call Nov. 3 On President Obama and Other World Leaders for Tax on Wall Street
Crowds Gather in Protest on Doorstep of Cerberus/Steward
View photo gallery | View video
MEDIA ADVISORY: Outraged RNs to Protest Outside Boston Headquarters of Cerberus/Steward Health Care on Oct. 28
Video: Cerberus/Steward Protest
Mass-Care Releases Comprehensive New Report on Mass. Health Reform
Nurses to Obama: Push for a Global Financial Transaction Tax, Now!
St. Vincent Hospital Lays Off 60 People
Nurses to Send Message to President Obama Nov. 3, March on Treasury Department, Join RNs From Across Globe at G-20 Summit in France as Call Grows for Financial Transaction Tax to Heal Economy
MNA Nurses from Central Mass Offer Support to Occupy Worcester Protesters
Delegation of Nurses Deliver Supplies to Lake Park Site of Protest
MNA Joins Seniors in Protest Against MHA Efforts to Sell Out the Elderly
MNA Regional Council 5 fundraiser cookbook has over 180 tried-and-true recipes from MNA members.
MNA Nurses from Central Mass Offer Support to Occupy Worcester Protesters – Delegation of Nurses to Deliver Supplies Tonight at 8 p.m.
Nurses Support Efforts to Hold Wall Street Accountable for Devastation Caused on Main Street
Attention: Nurse License Renewal Information
RNs Asked to Volunteer for First Aid Support Across America
MNA Vice President Karen Coughlin Addresses AFL-CIO Rally in Support of Occupy Boston Protest
Massachusetts Hospital Association Agrees to Meet with Medicare Advocates, Demonstration Postponed to Tuesday
Outraged Seniors to Hold Demonstration Outside Massachusetts Hospital Association’s Boston Offices Today (3 p.m.)
To Protest MHA’s Lobbying for Extending Eligibility for Medicare
Video: MNA Member Introduces Elizabeth Warren at US Senate Campaign Kickoff Rally
Video: Occupy Boston
Photos: Elizabeth Warren Addresses MNA Nurses
Photos: MNA Joins Occupy Boston
Video: Elizabeth Warren
Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren to Address Hundreds of Frontline Nurses On Opening Day of Convention on Oct. 5
MNA was the first organization to endorse Warren’s candidacy, citing her commitment to protecting the middle class and Main Street values
Nurses Plan to Rally in Support of the Occupy Boston Protest in Dewey Square at 3 p.m. on Oct. 5
Nurses Call for Tax on Wall Street to Heal America
Washington Post: Nurses’ prescription for healing our economy
SAVE THE DATE - Thursday, November, 3, 2011
International Day of Action: MAKE WALL STREET PAY - Washington, DC
How to use The Joint Commission for Patient Care Concerns
URGENT: Help End the Sutter Lockout. Please Take Action Now!
Want to Know Why MNA/NNU Was First to Endorse Elizabeth Warren for Senator? Watch This Video
The Social Contract -- Read This Great Column to Understand Why We Need the Main Street Contract Campaign
23,000 California RNs Striking Today—09/22/11
WTKK (96.9) Radio Talkshow Host Doug Meehan Features Great Program on RN Staffing and Mandatory Overtime
Listen to Podcast on WTKK Web Page
Video: Former Hospital Administrator Speaks in Favor of MNA Safe Staffing Bill at Cape Cod Rally Sept. 19
WWLP: Nurses understaffed and overworked
State House News: Pay Reform Offers New Backdrop In Long Battle Over Nurse Staffing
Media Coverage of Press Conferences for Safe Staffing
Advocates For Patient Safety Urge Legislature To Act
Understaffing of RNs Leads to Preventable Medical Errors; Passage of Legislation will Reduce Costs
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Tufts | Cooley Dickinson | UMass Memorial
North Shore | Cape Cod Hospital
September 20 – Joint Committee on Public Health Holding Public Hearing on Bills to Set Safe Patient Limits and Prohibit Mandatory Overtime
Nurses and Patient Safety Advocates Will Testify in Support of the Measures that Will Save Thousands of Lives and Millions of Valuable Health Care Dollars
National Nurses United Convention Calls for Stepped Up Push For Wall Street Transaction Tax to Fund Main Street Healing
Michael Moore to NNU: ‘Your Movement on It is Genius’
1,000 Nurses to Rally in San Francisco
Call for Tax on Wall Street to Fund Main Street Recovery
Economics Expert Takes on Boston Herald Editorial -- Supports MNA/NNU's Call for Tax on Wall Street
Sale of 2 hospitals wins AG’s approval
Globe Editorial on MNA's Concerns About Steward -- Calls Upon AG to Hold Steward Accountable for Keeping its Promises
Three Boston Radio Stations Holding Contests to Recognize and Reward Extraordinary Nurses
NNU Co President and MNA Past President Karen Higgins Discusses Main Street Campaign on TV Talkshow
10,000 Nurses Across USA Converge at 61 Congressional Offices in 21 States – Say Economy is Doing Us In; Call for Tax on Wall Street to Heal America
Video: Worcester Press Conference
September 1st Event - Boston
Full-Length Video
MNA Town Crier in Boston and Worcester Press Conference Photos and Videos
Tax Wall Street | Heal America September 1st Event
Full-length Boston Video |
Boston photos
Worcester Video | Worcester photos
NURSES CALL FOR TAX ON WALL ST. TRANSACTIONS, URGE BROWN TO SIGN ON
Mass. Nurses Participate in National Day of Action On Sept. 1, 2011 to Protect Main Street
Call for Tax on Wall Street to Heal America
Cooley Dickinson Nurses Picket Hospital
Staffing, Successor Language and Securing Their Pension are the Issues | See photos
MNA Takes Unprecedented Step in Voting to Support Elizabeth Warren’s Pending Candidacy for U.S. Senate
Cites her dedication to the nation’s middle class & her Main Street values as key to endorsement
National Nurses Director Rose Ann DeMoro, One of Just 10 on Most Influential Healthcare List 10 Straight Years
Donations are needed for the MNF silent auction
Videos: MNA Verizon Picket
Thanks to all who participated!
Photos: MNA Verizon Picket
Boston Globe 8.9.11: On the picket lines
Issues in strike affect more than Verizon workers
Media Coverage of MNA Supporters on Verizon Picket Line in Danvers
Unionized RNs to Hand Deliver Hundreds of Petitions to Ralph de la Torre, CEO of Steward Health Care Today, Calls on Steward to Honor Their Agreements
Petitions call for management to honor their contractual commitment to provide RNs with Taft-Hartley Pension Plan; Nurses will also Testify at Public Hearing for Sale of Quincy Medical Center
NNU YouTube Video Underscores Why We Need a Main Street Contract for America
Story in Lowell Sun Features Great Quote from MNA Board Member Patty Sullivan
Healthy pay for hospital heads
Alert - Mead Johnson Wins the Massachusetts WIC Nutrition Program Formula Contract Effective 10-1-11
News Coverage of Hyatt 100 Protest — Six MNA/NNU Members Were Arrested for Civil Disobediance in Call for Support of Mistreated Workers
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Unionized RNs from Northeast Reach Tentative Agreement as Management Announces Affiliation with Lahey
Includes Successor Language, Layoff Protections
Health Affairs Study on Achievements of California Safe Staffing Law
New Study Adds to Evidence on Success of California’s RN-Patient Staffing Law to Improve Nursing, Patient Care
Steward Holy Family Hospital RNs Vote by 70 Percent for Union Representation by Massachusetts Nurses Association
Superior Court Judge Issues Ruling to Protect the Retiree Health Benefit of Cambridge Hospital’s Registered Nurses
Ruling Enjoins CHA from Any Attempt to Cut That Benefit in the Future
Nurses Call for Tax on Wall Street Trades, Not Cuts in Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid – Urge National Protests
Morton Hospital sale receives warm support at public hearing
MNA Executive Director Testifies at Hearing on Health Care Costs, Stresses Need for Regulatory Oversight of Resource Allocation and RN Staffing
Patriot Ledger Coverage of Proposed Purchase of Quincy Medical Center by Steward
* Steward reaches deal to take over Quincy Medical Center
* Hospital employees breathe a sigh of relief at the news of
medical center takeover
Video: Nurses v Wall Street, Western Massachusetts Nurses Protest for Transaction Tax
Worcester Resident’s Letter to the Editor Praises St. Vincent RNs for Standing Up for Patients
Nurses Take Main St Campaign to Wall Street, Tell Wall Street to Pay Their Fair Share
Photos from Wall Street Rally
Nurses join international push for bank trade tax
Cape Cod and Falmouth Hospital Nurses Vote to Ratify New Contract
Pact Provides Nurses with Limits on the Use of Mandatory Overtime, Staffing Improvements, and a Process for Improving Conditions on the Psychiatric Unit to Improve Care and Protect Staff
