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5.12.08 |
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Governor proclaims May 11-17 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Week |
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Patient Advocates & Nurses Decry Hospital Industry’s Continued Effort to Derail Legislation That Would Protect Patients and Save Lives |
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5.06.08 |
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Nurses, Patient Advocates and Legislators Rally at State House for Patient Safety Full House Vote on Patient Safety Act Scheduled for May 21 or 22 |
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5.05.08 |
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Patient Safety Act is Approved by Health Care Financing Committee |
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Grammy Award Winner Patti LaBelle to Speak at National Nurses Day Event |
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Community Meeting to Discuss the Future of Carney Hospital - Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 6:30 p.m. |
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5.1.08 |
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Merrimack Valley Hospital Nurses Ratify New Contract Three-year pact includes 22% - 33% pay hike |
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Anna Jaques Hospital Nurses Ratify New Contract Three-year pact includes 14% - 25% pay hike |
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Brockton Hospital Signs Agreement with NLRB Pledging to Cease Unlawful Attempts to Interfere with Nurses’ Union Rights |
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4.16.08 |
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Safe Patient Handling Bill Approved by Health Care Finance Committee |
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4.15.08 |
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Mercy RNS picket for fair contract & quality care
Latest hospital proposal a threat to patient care; Picket photos |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: April
2008 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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Executive Director's Column |
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MNA initiatives on safe staffing, safe patient handling move forward |
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MNA Position Statement: Exposure to environmental cleaning chemicals in healthcare settings |
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Medication reconciliation in the emergency department setting |
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Leominster seniors make calls for patient safety |
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The Patient Safety Act: Next steps
Your state representative needs to hear from you! |
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Safety in numbers: nurse-to-patient ratios and the future of health care MNA goes one-on-one with award-winning health care journalist Suzanne Gordon |
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Patti LaBelle keynote speaker during MNA National Nurses Day celebration May 6 |
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3.27.08 |
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Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice RNs Call in Mediator |
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3.25.08 |
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New TV Ad Provides Patients' Perspective on Need for Safe Patient Limits |
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Nurses file labor complaint during contract talks |
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3.20.08 |
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Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Bill gets Favorable Vote from
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee |
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3.12.08 |
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New Radio Ad Provides Patients' Perspective on Need for Safe Patient Limits |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: March
2008 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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Executive Director's Column |
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An update on boundary changes … and ‘you’ve got mail’ |
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Safe patient handling bill approved by public health committee |
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Nursing and labor advocate Rosemary Smith Dies |
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Position descriptions for MNA elected offices and MNA nominations & election policies & procedures |
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Jean McCorry named
Gift of Life Award
Recipients |
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MNA incumbent office holders |
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Regional Council election |
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3.12.08 |
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Media Coverage of Nurses' Assault Protection Bill Hearing
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3.10.08 |
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Joint Committee on Judiciary Holds March 11 Hearing
On Bill to Increase Criminal Penalties for Assaulting Nurses |
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2.28.08 |
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Nurses rallying neighbors to
advocate for Carney |
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Patient Safety Act
is Approved by Public Health Committee |
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2.21.08 |
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Safe Patient Handling Bill
gets Favorable Vote from Public Health Committee |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: February
2008 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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President's Column |
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Your role and responsibility
as a union member |
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Nursing on Beacon Hill |
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Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
Emergency Dept. wins prestigious award |
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Medford school nurses file
for mediation, reach out to public as contract talks |
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Layoff of public health
nurses in Lawrence jeopardizes public health program |
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Emergency Department overcrowding,
diversions and boarding |
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Biosafety Level 4 research
laboratory hits stumbling block |
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Chris Pontus honored by
MassCOSH for public sector OSHA coalition work |
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1.29.08 |
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Nursing and Labor Advocate
Rosemary Smith Dies Nursing Community Mourns Loss of Longtime
Leader |
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1.25.08 |
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MNA Director of Organizing
named president of The Labor Guild |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: January
2008 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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President's Column |
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A nurse’s resolutions for
the New Year |
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What's up on the reimbursement
front (besides hospital profits)? |
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National reimbursement news
which impacts Massachusetts: Medicare to stop paying for "medical
errors" |
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New survey reveals nurses'
use of IT tools a Catch-22 |
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Why personal liability insurance
is more important than ever |
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Reduced dues categories
implementation for MNA union members |
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1.22.08 |
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Massachusetts Nurses
Association Endorses Sean Garballey for State Rep. |
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1.10.08 |
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New ESSENTIAL School Health
Grant Opportunity |
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1.3.08 |
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State Employed RNs and
Health Professionals (Unit 7 MNA)
Vote to Ratify Contract Extension |
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1.2.08 |
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Medford
School Nurses File for Mediation, Reach Out to Public As Contract
Talks Stall Over Nurses Call for Pay Equity With Teachers |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: November/December
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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President's Column |
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Union solidarity, workplace
safety and safe staffing |
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Patient advocates urge passage
of H.2059 at State House hearing |
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Nursing on Beacon Hill |
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Support the Baystate VNA
nurses in Greenfield |
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Interstate licensure of
nurses |
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MNA holds its first school
nurse summit |
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Annual MNA awards honor
the best in nursing |
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MNA Bylaws changes approved
at Convention 2007 |
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Non-MNA RNs can now join
the MNA—at a reduced rate—via ‘associate membership’ |
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2007 MNF scholarship recipients
announced |
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12.18.07 |
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Layoff of Public Health Nurses
in Lawrence Will Jeopardize City's Public Health Program |
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Recent News Coverage
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12.18.07 |
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Layoff of Public Health Nurses
in Lawrence Will Jeopardize City's Public Health Program |
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12.15.07 |
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Chemical Exposures
on the Job May be Linked to Diseases in Nurses |
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12.14.07 |
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Marlborough Hospital
Nurses OK New Contract |
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11.30.07 |
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Testimony and Commentary
from the State House Hearing on H. 2059 |
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11.15.07 |
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Labor Advocate Father Ed
Boyle Dies |
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11.14.07 |
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Tentative Agreement
Reached at North Adams Regional Hospital |
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11.07.07 |
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Tentative Agreement
Reached at Berkshire Medical Center |
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10.29.07 |
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Marlborough Hospital
RNs to Hold Informational Picket on Tuesday, Oct. 30 |
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10.26.07 |
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North Adams Regional
Hospital RNs Overwhelmingly Vote in Favor of Strike As Talks
Continue to Stall Over Issues of Pension, Hiring Rate, and Wages |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: October
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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President's Column
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Trip to California finds
safe staffing law working just fine |
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Nursing on Beacon Hill: Legislative Update
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Michael Moore’s “SiCKO”
has broad reach, powerful impact |
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MNA activism doesn’t
take a vacation! |
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10.24.07 |
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Patient Safety Advocates
of all Ages Urge Passage of "The Patient Safety Act"
at State House Hearing |
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Massachusetts Patients
Say Nurse Understaffing Compromises Patient Safety |
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10.19.07 |
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New Radio Ads Highlight Need for
Passage of H. 2059 |
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10.05.07 |
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MNA Convention Makes News
-- Nurses lobby for staff levels |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: September
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations and the Health and Safety Section |
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President's Column
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New look for our newsletter,
new opportunity to pass safe staffing |
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Dues proposal from Region
4 Board to be taken up at Convention |
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Nursing on Beacon Hill: Legislative Update
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Another study links RN
staffing to increased infection rates
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Taunton school nurses
win fight to keep an RN in every school
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Unit 7 in Central Massachusetts
holds legislative briefing
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Rapid Response Teams:
Passing fancy or future standard?
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MNA teams with One Family
to help end family homelessness
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MNF annual golf tournament
a big success
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Ciao Sorrento! MNA hosts
another successful trip to Italy
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09.28.07 |
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Financial Report Shows
Hospitals Continue to Post Record Profits in 2007 Approaching
$500 Million in Second Qtr – A 35 % Increase Over 2006 |
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09.25.07 |
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North Adams Transcript
Story on Strike Vote
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NARN Nurses Letter
to the Editor on Strike Vote
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VNA, hospice
nurses rally for contract
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09.18.07 |
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Advocates for Patient Safety
Issue Rallying Cry to South Coast |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: July/August
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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South Shore RN's
Letter to Editor Re Hospital Infections and Staffing Appears
in Patriot Ledger
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NEMC nurses protest unsafe
staffing, declining conditions
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Mapping: coming soon
to a bargaining unit near you!
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Executive Director's Column
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Heading to convention to
cast your vote? Here is some info that will help
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Nursing on Beacon Hill: Legislative Update
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Proposed bill will address
issue of violence against health care workers
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Region 2 members golf
for scholarships
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New DPH commissioner
hears from MNA members in Worcester…
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What if … |
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08.20.07 |
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OSHA Cites Significant Findings
of Workplace Hazards at Brockton Hospital Leading to Numerous
Incidents of Workplace Violence Against Nurses |
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Letter by John McCormack,
Co-Chair of Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients Published
in Sunday Boston Globe |
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08.13.07 |
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Berkshire Medical Center Nurses
Picket Hospital |
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07.30.07 |
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Salem Hospital RNs Approve New
Contract |
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07.23.07 |
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Yet Another New Study Links
RN Nurse Staffing To An Increase in Patient Infections and Hospital
Costs |
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School Nurses at Wachusett
Regional Told by School Committee That Their Right to Speak
at July 23 Meeting Will Be Blocked—Nurses Still Plan to
Attend |
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07.19.07 |
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Taunton School Nurses Win Fight
to Put a Nurse in Every School |
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Nurses Picket N.A.R.H. Over Concession
Demands |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: June
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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New study finds ICU nurse
staffing, working conditions linked to increase in infections,
deaths in the elderly
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Lawrence General Hospital
nurses ratify new contract
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President's Column
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Legislature has chance
to address the workplace violence crisis in health care
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Nursing on Beacon Hill: Legislative Update
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New staff strengthens
MNA’s grassroots lobbying efforts
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RNs at Mercy and Providence
take on technology, automation
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Over 550 senior nursing
students attend the MNA’s transition programs
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Nursing News Briefs
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It truly was April in Paris
on trip with MNA travelers |
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06.27.07 |
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Hundreds of RNs Picket
Outside New England Medical Center To Protest Unsafe Staffing/Declining
Patient Care Conditions |
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06.25.07 |
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New England Medical
Center RNs to Hold June 27 Informational Picket to Protest Unsafe
Staffing & Patient Care Conditions |
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06.21.07 |
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VNA & Hospice Nurses
Hold Rally to Say Thank You |
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06.20.07 |
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Nurses Demand
Stronger Protections Against On-the-Job Violence |
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06.18.07 |
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Committee on Public
Safety Holds June 20 Hearing Workplace Violence Prevention Bill |
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Nurses Launch “Scrubs for
SiCKO” Campaign in Conjunction with Debut of Michael Moore’s
Film Preview Screening and Town Meeting with Moore Slated for
June 22 in Manchester, NH |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: May
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations Section |
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For 6,000 nurses a year,
MNA is the resource for CEs
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RNs at Lawrence General
call for mediation in dispute
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Boston Medical Center
nurses protest management’s unfair labor practices
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Executive Director's Column
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Putting safe ratios in
your contract won’t protect your patients
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Nursing on Beacon Hill |
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05.29.07 |
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New Study Finds
ICU Nurse Staffing and Working Conditions Linked to Increase
in Infections and Deaths Among Elderly Patients |
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05.25.07 |
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Nurses Reject
Major Hospital Takeaways |
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05.17.07 |
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Tobey Hospital Nurses
to Hold Informational Picket on May 21st |
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05.16.07 |
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1,000 Nurses
to Attend Worcester-Based Clinical Conference |
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05.09.07 |
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Boston Medical Center
Nurses to Hold May 11th Demonstration During National Nurses
Week |
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05.08.07 |
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Lawrence General
Hospital Nurses Vote to Hold Informational Picket |
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05.03.07 |
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Lawrence General
Hospital Nurses Call for Mediation in Contract Dispute |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: April
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations and the Health and Safety Section |
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National Nurses Week
is coming. What do we want? Safe staffing!
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Turning fear into action:
standing together in strength
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West Springfield school
nurses ratify new contract
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President's Column
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As National Nurses Week
approaches, we celebrate nurses & nurse activism
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Huge win in fight to
save Fernald Center
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MNA member receives
top award from N.E. Regional Black Nurses Assn.
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04.18.07 |
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Dana-Farber
Nurses Ratify New Contract |
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04.05.07 |
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Public Statement
Regarding the Health Care for Our Armed Services Personnel and
Veterans |
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04.04.07 |
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Quincy Medical Center Nurses
Ratify New Contract |
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Hundreds
of Nursing Students will Attend MNA Program on Transitioning
from the Academic World to the Real World of Nursing |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: March
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations and the Health and Safety Section |
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Baystate Visiting
Nurses rally and picket in Greenfield
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What to do when
the Joint Commission visits your facility
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Safe staffing bill:
A progress report
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President's Column
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Be a part of shaping
the MNA’s agenda: consider running for election
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Nursing on Beacon Hill |
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Honor your peers
with a nomination for 2007 MNA awards
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03.29.07 |
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MNA Statement
Regarding the Treatment of Immigrant Families in the ICE Raid
of the Michael Bianco Inc. Factory |
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03.22.07 |
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New Financial Report
Shows Hospitals Posted Record Profits in 2006 |
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03.09.07 |
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Tobey Hospital
Nurses Call for Mediation in Contract Dispute |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: February
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations and the Health and Safety Section |
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St. Vincent RNs
reach tentative agreement, avert strike
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Brockton Hospital
RNs ratify 3-year pact with 13–23 percent pay hike
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Executive Director's Column
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‘No’ is a counter position
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Nursing on Beacon Hill |
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Thinking of traveling
with the MNA? Read about one nurse’s adventures in Greece!
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02.16.07 |
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St. Vincent
RNs Ratify New Contract |
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[View
St vincent Nurses Web Contract Campaign Web Page] |
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02.15.07 |
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BayState Visiting
and Hospice RNs Rally and Picket in Greenfield Center |
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RNs at Northeast
Health Corp. Ratify New Contract |
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02.07.07 |
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Brockton
Hospital Nurses Ratify New Contract |
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[View
Brockton Nurses Web Contract Campaign Web Page] |
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02.01.07 |
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St. Vincent
Hospital RNs Reach Tentative Agreement Averting Need for Strike |
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New England
Medical Center RNs Ratify New Contract |
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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: January
2007 |
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More stories from this
issue can be found in the Labor
Relations and the Health and Safety Section |
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RNs at St. Vincent
Hospital picket for safe nurse staffing
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MNA re-files safe
staffing legislation
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President's Column
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New year promises major
gains for nurses and the MNA on Beacon Hill
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MNA Board of Directors
Update
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Nursing on Beacon Hill |
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Fall elections a
success for nurses and patients |
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Donna White receives
award from International Nurses Society on Addictions |
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01.24.07 |
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St. Vincent
Hospital RNs Vote in Favor of Strike As Talks Continue to Stall
Over Staffing and Patient Care Concerns |
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01.18.07 |
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St. Vincent
Hospital Nurses Schedule Strike Authorization Vote for Jan.
24th |
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01.16.07 |
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Tune into WBUR Radio,
90.9 FM for a Special Three-Part Series on the Nursing Shortage
Series Runs During NPR's Morning Edition on Jan. 17 - 19th |
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MNA re-files
safe staffing legislation |
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01.11.07 |
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Brockton Hospital
Nurses Picket on Jan 11 |
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01.06.07 |
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RNs at the
UMass Memorial Campus Ratify New Contract |
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01.05.07 |
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