03.24.2006

State Employed Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals to Picket Throughout the State

1000 DAYS WITHOUT A CONTRACT IS TOO MUCH

NOTE TO SOUTH OF BOSTON MEDIA:
QUINCY AND TAUNTON PRIMARY SITES

Sunday marks day 1000 that the RNS and other health care professionals who care for the state’s most vulnerable patients have been without a contract, a thousand days of uncertainty, for both the patients and the professionals, a thousand days when it has been increasingly difficult to retain and recruit experienced staff.

On Monday March 27, the 1800 RNs and other health care professionals, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association and part of the state’s Unit 7, will mark this outrageous anniversary with picket lines across the Commonwealth.

At the bottom of this page is a list of the picket sites across the state.

Below is a listing of the sites in your area where you will find the most interesting and colorful story.

For specific location of the primary sites in your area please call the contact person for that site.

WHEN: Monday March 27, 2006
1-5 PM

WHERE:

WHO: Nurses and other health care professionals who work in these facilities, other union members, and community and political supporters.

Department of Mental Health
Worcester State Hospital
305 Belmont St.
Worcester, MA 01604

Taunton State Hospital
60 Hodges Ave.
Taunton, MA 02780

Westboro State Hospital
Lyman St.
Westboro, MA 01581

Quincy Mental Health Center
460 Quincy Ave.
Quincy, MA 02169

Solomon Carter Fuller
85 East Newton St.
Boston, MA 02118

Lindemann Mental Health Center
25 Staniford St.
Boston, MA 02114

Pocasset (Cape and Islands)
830 County Rd.
Pocasset, MA 02559

Brockton Multi-Service Center
165 Quincy St.
Brockton, MA 02402

Corrigan Mental Health Center
49 Hillside St.
Fall River, MA 02720

Tewksbury Hospital
East St.
Tewksbury, MA 01876

Department of Mental Retardation
Fernald Developmental Center
200 Trapelo Rd
Waltham, MA 02154

Wrentham Developmental Center
Box 144
Wrentham, MA 02093

Glavin Developmental Center
214 Lake St.
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

Monson Developmental Center
Palmer, MA 01069

Templeton Developmental Center
Baldwinville, MA 01436

Hogan Developmental Center
Hathorne, MA 01937

Department of Public Health
Shattuck Hospital
170 Morton St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02189

Western Mass Hospital
91 East Mountain Rd.
Westfield, MA 01085

Mass Hospital School
3 Randolph St.
Canton, MA 02021

Chelsea Soldiers’ Homes
91 Crest Ave.
Chelsea, MA 02150

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
110 Cherry St.
Holyoke, MA 01040