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November/December

• 12.02.02
  The MNA files bill to regulate RN-to-Patient ratios in Massachusetts Hospitals.
• 11.6.02
  RNs to Conduct Informational Picketing on Nov. 7th

September/October

• 10.23.02
  JAMA Study: When RNs Have More Than 4 Patients, Patients' Risk of Death and Complications Increases
• 10.23.02
  National Public Radio's excellent coverage of the JAMA study on RN-to-patient ratios and patient mortality.
• Nurses Needed to Attend a Town Meeting in Northampton With Shannon O'Brien, Oct. 19th, 3 - 5 pm
• Carney Hospital RNs To Candlelight Vigil on October 13 at 6:30 pm
• MNA Announces Its Endorsement Of Shannon O'Brien for Governor and Chris Gabrieli for Lt. Governor
• Brigham & Women's Hospital RNs to Conduct Informational Picketing on Sept. 23rd In Protest Over Hospital's Failure to Bargain in Good Faith
• Cape Cod Hospital RNs to Hold Informational Picket on Monday, Sept. 23rd As Contract Talks Stall Over Salary Issues
• Carney Hospital RNs To Hold Informational Picket on Sept. 18th from 2 - 6 pm As Contract Talks Stall Over Salary, Health Insurance, and Contract Takeaways (September 17, 2002)
• MNA Election results are in! (September 12, 2002)

July/August 2002

• Health Care Industry Report Links RN Staffing & Shortage Issues (August 7, 2002)
• Birmingham challenges Romney on safe nurse staffing (August 9, 2002)
• Mass Nurses Association Critical of Romney/Healey Health Plan For Its Failure to Address Issues on Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety (August 6, 2002)
• Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Lois Pines for Lt. Governor (July 14, 2002)
• Labor Alert: Mass. Eye & Ear Displays Anti-Union Tactics (July 19, 2002)
• Action Alert: State budget opens door to safe staffing legislation (July, 2002)
• Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Birmingham for Governor (July 14, 2002)

May/June 2002

• MNA President, Higgins, in Globe Editorial
• Senate Budget Includes Outside Section Establishing Commission To Recommend Legislation on Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
• Coverage of New England Jounral of Medicine Study on Nurse Staffing
• Transfer of Waltham Hospital Ownership from CareGroup to New Board Occurres
• Read the Media Coverage of MNA's Ambulance Caravan Success
• MNA Ambulance Caravan Drive for Safe Staffing Petitions
• New England Journal of Medicine Highlights Nursing Shortage
• Boston Herald Column Tells the Real Story About Nurses

March/April 2002

• MNA Launches Statewide Petition Drive May 1-7, 2002
• Nurses Needed to Join a Massive Rally on April 30, 12 Noon, Boston Common Grandstand to Protest Pending Cuts in the State Budget
• Nurses are Right to Argue There's Safety in Numbers -- ...Springfield Union News Editorial in Support of MNA Safe Staffing Legislation" (April 21, 2002)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Releases
• National Survey of RNs
• Nurses lobby for minimum staffing levels, Boston Globe, 3/17/02
• Too many local hospitals on life support, Boston Globe, 3/3/02
• Nursing Shortage: Situation Critical
• Journal Study Shows Nurses Unions Improve Patient Care
• NE Med.Center RNs Ratify 21-Month Contract:Pay Increases of 18%
• State's Health Professionals Decry Legislature's Cuts in Human Services
• TV 4's I Team Reports on Readiness (or lack thereof) of Mass. ERs to Respond to Bioterrorist Attacks
• MassNurses and Srs Converge on State House, March 12th, Call on Safe Staffing
• Nurses, seniors lobby lawmakers

• AARN:  New National Nurses Organization Takes Shape. Leader of 70,000 RNs Will Press for Staffing, Health Care Reform
• AARN:  New nursing group divides ANA: piggybacks on CNA's success
• Mass. Nursing Makes Front Page News
• Bush Administration Promotes Careers in Nursing
• RN Attacked by Patient Goes to Trial on Assault Charges
• MNA and MEMA co-host course on HazMats
• Karen Higgins New President of MNA
• Hearing on Waltham Hospital Closing Draws Standing Room Only Crowd:Community Rises Up in Support of Hospital
• School Health Lobby Day
• Waltham Hospital Rally
• SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 11, 2002 is School Health Lobby Day
• Recession in Massachusetts... It's time to "speak out" for jobs, health care and quality public services -- Join us on Sat., Feb. 2, 2002, 2 - 5 pm at Faneuil Hall
• Brockton Nurses Vote 303 - 25 to Ratify Contract Ending 103-Day Strike
• Governor's Health Care Task Force Releases Report