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2006 News
- 12.18.2006 | Nurses Top List of Most Honest and Ethical Professions
- 12.18.2006 | St. Vincent Hospital Nurses to Deliver Petition to CEO on Dec. 19th (3:30 p.m.) In Appeal for Safe Staffing and a Fair Contract
- 12.15.2006 |
Update on new MNA emergency preparedness volunteer project - 12.15.2006 |
Nursing by the numbers - 12.15.2006 |
Workplace health and safety: report of PHASE/MNA focus groups, Part 2 of 2 - 12.15.2006 |
The benefits of safe patient handling - 12.15.2006 |
After 30 years in exile, thalidomide is back - 12.15.2006 |
New report: substances common in hospitals can cause or worsen asthma - 12.15.2006 |
The prevention of back injury is within us - 12.13.2006 | Brigham & Women’s Hospital RNs Ratify New Two-Year Contract
- 12.07.2006 | Hundreds of St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Picket Today
- 11.30.2006 | Join the Nurses of St. Vincent Hospital for an Informational Picket Thursday, Dec. 7th from 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- 11.29.2006 | American Red Cross of New England Continues to Seek Elimination of RNs Following $5.7 Million FDA Fine
- 11.21.2006 | Brigham & Women’s Hospital RNs Reach Tentative Agreement
- 11.16.2006 | Brigham & Women’s Hospital RNs Call for Strike on Nov. 29th
- 11.14.2006 | Brigham & Women's Hospital RNs Vote in Favor of Strike
- 11.10.2006 | Brigham & Women’s Hospital RNs to Take Strike Authorization Vote on Nov. 13
- 11.10.2006 | UMass Nurses Approve New Contract
- 10.26.2006 | UMass Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement Ending Five-Hour Strike
- 10.20.2006 | UMass RNs Set to Strike on October 26 at 6 a.m.
- 10.16.2006 | American Red Cross Nurses to Leaflet Outside of the
- 10.15.2006 |
Who wants to be a millionaire? These hospital CEOs are close - 10.15.2006 |
Workplace health and safety: report of PHASE/MNA focus groups, Part 1 of 2 - 10.15.2006 |
Disaster preparedness: an all-hazards approach for nurses - 10.12.2006 | More than 1,000 RNs to Picket Outside Brigham & Women’s Hosp. Oct. 12 in Protest Over Hospital’s Failure to Recruit and Retain Staff to Provide Safe Care
- 10.12.2006 | Strike Called By UMass University Campus RNs To Begin October 26th
- 10.10.2006 | More than 1,000 RNs to Picket Outside Brigham & Women’s Hosp.
- 10.03.2006 | Politically Driven NLRB Ruling on Supervisory Status of Nurses Fails to Provide Promised Clarity on Union Eligibility
- 09.27.2006 | UMass University RNs Vote in Favor of Strike Authorization
- 09.27.2006 | Nurses recommend Patrick/Murray
- 09.26.2006 | New Survey Says: Hospitals Put Patients Last
- 09.26.2006 | UMass University Campus RNs Will Take Strike Authorization Vote on Sept. 27th As Contract Talks Continue to Stall Over Pension, Health Insurance and Other Concessions to Dismantle the Nurses’ Contract
- 09.15.2006 | Deval Patrick Publicly Denounces Nurse Staffing Bill
- 09.15.2006 | Deval Patrick Campaign Issues Clarifying Statement On RN Staffing Bill
- 09.15.2006 | Deval Patrick’s Statements Regarding Safe Staffing Bill in TV Debate Creates Firestorm Among Frontline Registered Nurses
- 09.15.2006 | On the Record Positions of Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates on the Safe RN Staffing Bill
- 09.15.2006 | Nurse Action Alert
- 09.15.2006 |
Remembering PATCO: U.S. labor movement still feeling effects after 25 years - 09.15.2006 |
Successful outcome for an MNA nurse injured in assault at Holyoke hospital - 08.31.2006 | Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement Regarding Salaries of Hospital CEOs
- 08.31.2006 | UMass Memorial's Million Dollar Man Wants to Take Away $8,000 a Year From Nurses
- 08.15.2006 |
Military leaves of absence covered in many MNA contracts - 08.15.2006 |
RNs right to a union in jeopardy! The Kentucky River decision and the NLRB - 08.15.2006 |
Personal disaster planning for individuals and families: begin today - 08.01.2006 | State Senate Does Not Act on Safe RN Staffing Bill
- 08.01.2006 | Nurses Blast Management as UMass Memorial Reports a Profit of $6.2 Million, While Still Demanding More Than 50 Concessions
- 07.27.2006 | Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner bill heads to Governor's Desk
- 07.25.2006 | House overrides Governor's Veto of School Nurse Tenure Bill
- 07.24.2006 | RNs at UMass Medical-University on the Picket Line
- 07.20.2006 | MNA Files Suit in Federal Court to Appeal Arbitration Ruling Denying Health Insurance Benefits to the Same-Sex Spouse of a Nurse at Merrimack Valley Hospital
- 07.20.2006 | Staff RN Alert: Don't be fooled by hospital industry impersonators on Safe RN Staffing bill
- 07.20.2006 | The Safe RN Staffing bill in California is Working!
- 07.11.2006 | Advocates For Patient Safety Urge Senate to Act on Nurse Staffing Legislation
- 06.21.2006 | After Over 1,000 Days Contract Ratified
- 06.15.2006 |
'Talking union': Your rights to speak in the workplace - 06.15.2006 |
An emergency preparedness Q&A: introduction to “CERT” - 06.15.2006 |
Drinking water detective story: connecting water contamination and disease - 06.15.2006 |
Rape aggression defense program comes to the MNA - 06.15.2006 |
OSHA, MNA and the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety - 06.15.2006 |
Workplace violence and abuse prevention task force develops a fact sheet on bullying - 05.31.2006 | NLRB Rules in Favor of MNA: New Moakley Building To Be Part of MNA Bargaining Unit
- 05.25.2006 | House Passes Landmark Bill on RN Staffing in Massachusetts Hospitals
- 05.22.2006 | How They Voted
- 05.18.2006 | Compromise Bill on RN Staffing in Hospitals is Approved by Public Health Committee, Clearing Hurdle for a House Vote on May 23rd
- 05.15.2006 |
The family and medical leave act - 05.15.2006 |
MNA addresses government agency on health and safety concerns - 05.11.2006 | Worcester Public Schools Present Karen Hanlon With School Nurse of the Year Award
- 05.08.2006 | Nurses to Join Major Rally at State House on May 9th to Push for Final "Yes" on Health Care Constitutional Amendment at Wednesday’s Constitutional Convention
- 04.28.2006 | House Leadership Unveils Compromise Bill on RN Staffing – House Vote Set for May 23
- 04.27.2006 | Patient Safety Advocate & Author of Taylor's Law John McCormack to Join Frontline Nurses on Visits to Legislators at State House on April 27th As Safe RN Staffing Bill Takes Center Stage in House Budget Debate
- 04.21.2006 | Registered Nurses to Set Up Camp at State House Beginning April 25th
- 04.19.2006 | Nurse Union Files Charges Against New Owners of Parkview Specialty Hospital for Wanton Violations of the Nurses' Contract, Rights and Benefits
- 04.15.2006 |
Informational pickets, rallies, vigils and leafleting at health care facilities - 04.15.2006 |
Fragrance-Free Information - 04.15.2006 |
Campaign for fragrance-free health care in the U.S. - 04.11.2006 | Patient Advocate & Parent of a Child Who Died Due to a Medical Error Joins Campaign for New Law to Set Safe Limits on Patients Assigned to RNs
- 04.11.2006 | New Study Finds Preventable Medical Errors in Hospitals are a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. and Hospitals are Too Slow in Addressing the Crisis
- 04.04.2006 | Leglistators Deliver Letter of Support for RNs to Romney/Healey
- 04.03.2006 | Legislative call to action to be delivered to Romney/Healey
- 04.03.2006 | UMass University Campus RNs to Hold Informational Picket on April 5 Over Management’s 50 Major Concessions & Campaign to Decimate Nursing Program at UMMC
- 03.27.2006 | 1001 Days without a Contract
- 03.23.2006 | West Springfield School Nurses File for Mediation As Contract Talks Stall Over Nurses Call for Pay Parity With Teachers
- 03.15.2006 |
Leaders in American labor history: part two - 03.15.2006 |
Fighting a silent epidemic: the Hepatitis C Coalition - 03.15.2006 |
Work-related asthma more prevalent among nurses - 03.15.2006 |
Safe patient handling: successful Australian approach to reducing nurse injuries - 03.15.2006 |
Employee safety at your health care facility - 03.14.2006 | Chair of Public Health Committee Announces Pending Draft of a Compromise Bill on RN Staffing
- 03.10.2006 | Safe Patient Handling Legislation gets Favorable Vote from Joint Committee on Public Health
- 03.02.2006 | Cape Cod Hospital RNs & Management Reach Agreement in Principle
- 02.27.2006 | RNs at UMass Medical-University Hit the Picket Line Hospital Demands Concessions Despite Hospital’s $94 Million Surplus
- 02.23.2006 | Cape Cod Hospital RNs to Hold Informational Picket on March 7th, As Contract Talks Stall Over Poor Staffing, Mandatory Overtime and the Layoff of 60 Nurses
- 02.16.2006 | If You Vacation on Cape Cod, What is Happening to the Nurses and Patients at Cape Cod Hospital Should be of Concern to You
- 02.15.2006 |
Leaders in American labor history: part one - 02.15.2006 |
Vinyl medical gloves: what are the concerns? - 02.15.2006 |
Did we learn anything about avian flu from SARS? - 02.15.2006 |
MNA advocate testifies at hearing on safe patient handling bill - 02.15.2006 |
Ergonomics in health care: key Web resources - 02.15.2006 |
Reconciling medications: whose responsibility is it? - 02.10.2006 | Nurses at Cape Cod Hospital Up in Arms over Staffing Cutbacks/Layoff of 60 Nurses
- 02.01.2006 | Cape Cod Hospital to Layoff 60 RNs
- 01.30.2006 | New Information on MHA Web Site: Latest Ploy to Avoid Safe RN-to-Patient Limits
- 01.30.2006 | “It’s Like Pouring Salt on the Wound”
- 01.19.2006 | Nurses Question Governor Romney's Commitment to Quality Health Care
- 01.18.2006 | "The State of State Services for the Most Vulnerable"
- 01.18.2006 | Hundres of Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals to Picket Governor Romney's "State of the State" Speech
- 01.17.2006 | Another Study Makes Business Case for Increasing RN Staffing in Hospitals
