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The Voice of Nurses in Massachusetts
The MNA Division of Public Communications raises public awareness of and support for nursing issues by making nurses and nursing front-page news throughout the state and the nation. Below you will find the latest news regarding all facets of the organization. For a listing of upcoming MNA happenings, visit our Events Calendar.
Current News
- 03.10.2010 | Morton Hospital Nurses and Health Professionals Deliver Petition Today to Hospital CEO Signed by 85 Percent of the Caregivers In Appeal for Safe Staffing, No Forced Overtime and Protection of Their Pension
- 03.07.2010 | For Haiti, new possibilities lie in reconstruction effort
- 03.05.2010 | Haitians in U.S. Double Up to Take In Their Own
- 03.04.2010 | Morton Employees Plan to Picket Hospital Event
- 02.25.2010 | Region 4 Prepares for MNA Lobby Day
- 02.25.2010 | Globe Feb 24 2010 Acupuncturists join Haiti relief effort
- 02.24.2010 | NY Times Feb 25 2010 Disaster Awaits Cities in Developing World’s Quake Zones
- 02.24.2010 | Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure - Volunteer Opportunities for Nurses
- 02.22.2010 | March 22nd H1N1 Conference
- 02.17.2010 | America's Workers Can't Wait Any Longer
- 02.15.2010 |
Executive Director's Column: Holding the line on standards - 02.15.2010 |
Urgent need for RN volunteers in Haiti - 02.15.2010 |
The birth of a National Nurses Union - 02.15.2010 |
We are making history! Headlines from around the nation - 02.15.2010 |
A turning tide for the next generation - 02.15.2010 |
MNA Board releases member vote in favor of dues proposal - 02.15.2010 |
How does the Mass Nurses Political Action Committee work? - 02.15.2010 |
Advocates out in force in support of the Patient Safety Act - 02.15.2010 |
Patient advocates continue fight for safe RN staffing at State House hearing - 02.15.2010 |
MNA members testify in favor of workplace violence prevention bill - 02.15.2010 |
Golden rules for posting on social networking sites - 02.15.2010 |
Nurses protest threat of layoffs at Cooley Dickinson - 02.15.2010 |
With help from the MNA, Joe O’Brien elected mayor of Worcester - 02.15.2010 |
MNA member named Metro Boston EMS Nurse of the Year - 02.15.2010 |
Domestic violence: what nurses need to know - 02.14.2010 | Doctors Haunted by Haitians They Couldn’t Help
- 02.14.2010 | Homeland’s crisis strains Haitian families in region
- 02.12.2010 | MNA Member Dispatches from the Haiti Relief Effort
- 02.12.2010 | MNA Nurses Picket for Safe Staffing
- 02.11.2010 | Tufts Medical Center and Boston Medical Center Nurses Hold a Joint Informational Picket to Protest Unsafe Staffing and Practice Conditions
- 02.11.2010 | Boston Medical Center Informational Picket Video
- 02.10.2010 | Tufts Medical Center and Boston Medical Center Nurses Hold a Joint Informational Picket to Protest Unsafe Staffing and Practice Conditions
- 02.10.2010 | Save the Date: National Nurses United Rally and Lobby Event
- 02.10.2010 | Haiti calls on voodoo priests to help battered nation heal
- 02.10.2010 | Haiti fund in Boston raises $2 million
- 02.10.2010 | Nearly a month later, relief still falls short in Haiti
- 02.10.2010 | A thank you from Partners in Health and Update on how Mobile clinics reach poorest of the poor
- 02.10.2010 | Betty Boop
- 02.09.2010 | MNA nurses working in Haiti recognized
- 02.08.2010 | Morton Hospital Nurses and Health Professionals Plan to Go Public
- 02.04.2010 | NNU Accelerating Placement of Nurses on Haiti Relief Mission
- 02.04.2010 | Memo from MA Commissioner of Public Health John Auerbach
- 02.02.2010 | Operating Room Nurses Deploy to Haiti
- 02.02.2010 | Update on Haiti, 3 weeks post quake
- 02.02.2010 | Hub awaits Haiti’s injured
- 02.01.2010 | Region 4 Continues Vigorous Community Outreach
- 01.28.2010 | Region 5 Council Meeting Schedule for 2010
- 01.26.2010 | U.S. still unprepared for major biological terrorist attack, report says
- 01.25.2010 | 2010 Consent to Serve Forms now available
- 01.25.2010 | Reduced Dues Application - Deadline April 1, 2010
- 01.25.2010 | MNA Nurses and Supporters of MNA Nurses
- 01.20.2010 | House votes for faster tax breaks for Haiti gifts
- 01.18.2010 | American express and Visa waive fees on Haiti donations after outrage expressed
- 01.17.2010 | CDC Haiti Earthquake Resources for Clinicians - Jan 17, 2010
- 01.15.2010 | More than 1800 RNs Join National Conference Call to Prepare For Haiti Disaster Relief Mission; 5,500 Signed Up to Go
- 01.14.2010 | National Conference Call Thursday For 2000 RN Volunteers for Haiti Relief Effort
- 01.14.2010 | Massachusetts Nurses Association Information for Nurses on Haiti Relief
- 01.13.2010 | Largest RN Union Issues Urgent Call for Nurse Volunteers To Assist Earthquake Ravaged Haiti
- 01.13.2010 | More than 700 Nurses Volunteer for Haiti Relief Efforts; RNs Issue Urgent Call for Public Help
- 01.06.2010 | Nation’s Largest RN Organization Blasts Bid to Tax Benefits
- 12.22.2009 | Tell the President and Congress: Don't tax nurses' healthcare coverage
- 12.21.2009 | Nurses Say Senate Bill Entrenches Chokehold of Insurance Giants
- 12.18.2009 | MNA Board Releases Certified Result for Secret Ballot Membership Vote In Favor of Dues Proposal to Support Affiliation with National Nurses United
- 12.17.2009 | Video Interviews from NNU Convention
- 12.15.2009 | URGENT! Tell Senator Reid: "Support Amendment No. 2837"
- 12.15.2009 |
President's Column: Let us begin the work that needs to be done - 12.15.2009 |
Donna Kelly-Williams elected president of MNA - 12.15.2009 |
Safe RN Staffing: Fact vs. Fiction - 12.15.2009 |
Union democracy: not a passive activity - 12.15.2009 |
MNA leaders address issue of safe patient handling during D.C. visit - 12.15.2009 |
Wilmington school RN honored by MSNO - 12.15.2009 |
Recognizing nursing excellence: MNA 2009 award winners - 12.15.2009 |
2009 MNA Legislative Awards - 12.15.2009 | Swine (H1N1) and Seasonal Flu Updates
- 12.09.2009 | Nation's New RN SuperUnion Names Executive Director, Holds First Public Rally for RN Rights, Representation
- 12.08.2009 | Dispatch #2 From NNU Convention by MNA Delegate Sandy Eaton
- 12.08.2009 | It’s Official: Three Unions Merge to Form Nurses ‘Super Union’
- 12.07.2009 | RNs Pledge Major Boost in Organizing, Voice in Congress
- 12.07.2009 | MNA Delegates Participate in NNU Founding Convention
- 12.07.2009 | RN SuperUnion Founding Convention Opens Today
- 12.07.2009 | Dispatch #1 from the NNU Convention by MNA delegate Sandy Eaton on Opening Night Reception
- 12.04.2009 | Thank You from Katherine Kirkland, MPH
- 11.30.2009 | How to Recognize and Respond to Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace
- 11.16.2009 | Nurses Rally in Support of Veterans and the Holyoke Soldiers' Home
- 11.12.2009 | As Nurses Hold Candlelight Vigil Federal Mediator is Called in
- 11.11.2009 | MNA Membership Votes In Favor of Dues Proposal to Support Affiliation with National Nurses United -- the New “RN Super Union”
- 11.10.2009 | Nurses Protest Layoffs at Cooley Dickinson
- 11.09.2009 | Nurses Protest Threat of Layoffs
- 11.04.2009 | Joe O’Brien Wins Mayor of Worcester!
- 11.04.2009 | Nurses press for patient limits
- 11.03.2009 | Patient Safety Act is Focus of State House Hearing on November 3
- 11.02.2009 | How safe is your hospital? Recent attacks highlight potential for violence
- 11.02.2009 | Medical centers deal with danger every day
- 11.02.2009 | Advocates For Patient Safety Urge Legislature to Act
- 10.22.2009 |
Executive Director's Column: Standing at the crossroads of change - 10.22.2009 |
Looking back at four meaningful years as MNA president - 10.22.2009 |
MNA votes to join RN Super Union at annual convention - 10.22.2009 |
In addition to supporting new national, members support policies regarding affiliation with NNU - 10.22.2009 |
Mourning the death of Senator Kennedy - 10.22.2009 |
Advocate for safe RN staffing on Nov. 3 - 10.22.2009 |
Down the rabbit hole - 10.22.2009 |
A family friendly workplace: how unions make a difference - 10.22.2009 |
2009 flu vaccine update: seasonal and H1N1 - 10.22.2009 |
MNA urges respiratory protection for healthcare workers - 10.22.2009 |
Central Mass AFL-CIO honors MNA Region 2 chair - 10.22.2009 |
2009 Rosemary Smith Memorial Golf Tournament a booming success - 10.22.2009 |
MNA Unveils Fifth Online Continuing Nursing Education Program - 10.13.2009 | Location for NNU Founding Convention Changed
- 10.06.2009 | MNF Raffle Ticket Winners
- 10.06.2009 | Oct 6 09 ACEP: Prolonged Stays in ED Translate to Long Stays in Hospital; Expert says penalize hospitals for boarding!
- 10.01.2009 | Massachusetts Nurses Association Votes to Join RN Super Union at Annual Convention
- 09.30.2009 | MNA Members Speak on National Nurses Union
- 09.30.2009 | Health care workers taking a pass on H1N1 vaccinations | NECN
- 09.28.2009 | 2009 MNA Election Results
- 09.24.2009 | Nurses Needed for Flu Clinics
- 09.23.2009 | Timing for Mailing Supplemental Secret Mail Ballot
- 09.18.2009 | MNA Supports DPH Plan Requiring Health Care Employers to Provide Flu Vaccination to Health Care Workers
- 09.18.2009 | 2009 Convention & Business Meeting – Important Travel Information
- 09.17.2009 | Voices of Support for the New National Nurses Union
- 09.15.2009 |
Super union update: Membership readies for historic vote on Oct. 1 - 09.15.2009 |
Why I am walking away from the new national - 09.15.2009 |
Frequently Asked Questions about National Nurses Union - 09.15.2009 |
A nurse is NOT a punching bag - 09.15.2009 |
Advocate for safe RN staffing - 09.15.2009 |
MNA members meet congressmen on their home turf - 09.15.2009 |
Legislators hear from front-line nurses on safe patient handling needs - 09.15.2009 |
Nurses: Your Health & Safety Risks at Work - 09.15.2009 |
When social networking enters the workplace - 09.15.2009 |
Buprenorphine treatment: a nurse’s story - 09.15.2009 |
RN 'Super Union' Update: National Adopts New Name, Sets Date and Location for Founding Convention - 09.15.2009 |
MNA goes green(er)! - 09.15.2009 |
Bargaining Unit Updates - 09.15.2009 |
Notes from the chair at Franklin Medical Center - 09.14.2009 | NNU Constitution & Summary of Affiliation Agreement
