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2007 News
- 12.18.2007 | Layoff of Public Health Nurses in Lawrence Will Jeopardize City's Public Health Program
- 12.18.2007 | Recent News Coverage: Christmas layoffs will slow city services; Total of 42 workers sent home yesterday
- 12.18.2007 | Recent News Coverage: Lawrence lays off 40 workers, More pink slips due in attempt to trim budget
- 12.18.2007 | Recent News Coverage: Workers Laid Off One Week Before Christmas
- 12.18.2007 | Layoff of Public Health Nurses in Lawrence Will Jeopardize City's Public Health Program
- 12.15.2007 | Chemical exposures on the job may be linked to diseases in nurses
- 12.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
The importance of union meetings
- 12.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
OSHA finds workplace hazards at Brockton Hospital
- 12.14.2007 | Marlborough Hospital Nurses OK New Contract
- 11.30.2007 | Testimony and Commentary from the State House Hearing on H. 2059
- 11.15.2007 | Labor Advocate Father Ed Boyle Dies
- 11.14.2007 | Tentative Agreement Reached at North Adams Regional Hospital
- 11.07.2007 | Tentative Agreement Reached at Berkshire Medical Center
- 10.29.2007 | Marlborough Hospital RNs to Hold Informational Picket on Tuesday, Oct. 30 As Contract Talks Stall Over Wages and Grievance Rights
- 10.26.2007 | North Adams Regional Hospital RNs Overwhelmingly Vote in Favor of Strike As Talks Continue to Stall Over Issues of Pension, Hiring Rate, and Wages
- 10.24.2007 | Patient Safety Advocates of all Ages Urge Passage of "The Patient Safety Act" at State House Hearing
- 10.24.2007 | Massachusetts Patients Say Nurse Understaffing Compromises Patient Safety
- 10.19.2007 | New Radio Ads Highlight Need for Passage of H. 2059
- 10.05.2007 | MNA Convention Makes News–Nurses lobby for staff levels
- 09.28.2007 | Financial Report Shows Hospitals Continue to Post Record Profits in 2007 Approaching $500 Million in Second Qtr–A 35 % Increase Over 2006
- 09.25.2007 | North Adams Transcript Story on Strike Vote
- 09.25.2007 | VNA, hospice nurses rally for contract
- 09.25.2007 | NARN Nurses Letter to the Editor on Strike Vote
- 09.18.2007 | Advocates for Patient Safety Rally on the South Coast
- 09.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
The Employee Free Choice Act: strengthening union organizing rights
- 09.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Reflections on Labor Day
- 09.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Who do you want talking to your children about unions?
- 09.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Rapid Response Teams: Passing fancy or future standard?
- 09.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
MNA and UMass Lowell host east coast’s first workplace hazards conference for nurses
- 08.20.2007 | OSHA Cites Significant Findings of Workplace Hazards at Brockton Hospital
- 08.20.2007 | Letter by John McCormack, Co-Chair of Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients Published in Sunday Boston Globe
- 08.13.2007 | Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Picket Hospital
- 07.30.2007 | Salem Hospital RNs Approve New Contract
- 07.23.2007 | School Nurses at Wachusett Regional Told by School Committee That Their Right to Speak at July 23 Meeting Will Be Blocked
- 07.23.2007 | Yet Another New Study Links RN Nurse Staffing To An Increase in Patient Infections and Hospital Costs
- 07.19.2007 | Taunton School Nurses Win Fight to Put a Nurse in Every School
- 07.19.2007 | Nurses Picket N.A.R.H. Over Concession Demands
- 06.27.2007 | Hundreds of RNs Picket Outside New England Medical Center To Protest Unsafe Staffing/Declining Patient Care Conditions
- 06.25.2007 | New England Medical Center RNs to Hold June 27 Informational Picket to Protest Unsafe Staffing & Patient Care Conditions
- 06.21.2007 | VNA & Hospice Nurses Hold Rally to Say Thank You
- 06.20.2007 | Nurses Demand Stronger Protections
- 06.18.2007 | Joint Committee on Public Safety Holds June 20 Hearing On Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence Against Health Workers
- 06.18.2007 | Nurses, Doctors Announce “Scrubs for SiCKO” Campaign in Conjunction with Debut of Michael Moore’s Film to Spark Genuine Healthcare Debate
- 06.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Summer guide to union/activist themed movies
- 05.29.2007 | New Study Finds ICU Nurse Staffing and Working Conditions Linked to Increase in Infections and Deaths Among Elderly Patients
- 05.25.2007 | Nurses Reject Major Hospital Takeaways
- 05.17.2007 | Tobey Hospital Nurses to Hold Informational Picket
- 05.16.2007 | 1,000 Nurses to Attend Worcester-Based Clinical Conference
- 05.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
When it comes to union activity, politics matters!
- 05.09.2007 | Boston Medical Center Nurses to Hold May 11th Demonstration During National Nurses Week to Protest Management's Unfair Labor Practices and Blatant Disrespect for its Nurses
- 05.08.2007 | Lawrence General Hospital Nurses Vote
- 05.03.2007 | Lawrence General Hospital Nurses Call for Mediation in Contract Dispute
- 04.18.2007 | Dana-Farber Nurses Ratify New Contract
- 04.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Newton Wellesley RNs address hazards of environmental cleaning chemicals
- 04.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Hazardous drug awareness and control survey results
- 04.05.2007 | Massachusetts Nurses Association Public Statement Regarding the Health Care for Our Armed Services Personnel and Veterans
- 04.04.2007 | Quincy Medical Center nurses ratify new contract
- 04.04.2007 | Hundreds of Nursing Students will Attend MNA Program on Transitioning from the Academic World to the Real World of Nursing
- 03.29.2007 | Massachusetts Nurses Association Public Statement Regarding the Treatment of Immigrant Families in the ICE Raid of the Michael Bianco Inc. Factory
- 03.22.2007 | New Financial Report Shows Hospitals Posted Record Profits in 2006
- 03.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Contract language that builds the union
- 03.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Promoting emotional resilience for disaster and emergency incidents
- 03.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Working safely with hazardous drugs: Fluorouracil
- 03.09.2007 | Tobey Hospital nurses call for mediation in contract dispute
- 02.16.2007 | St. Vincent Hospital RNs Ratify New Contract
- 02.15.2007 | Baystate Visiting and Hospice RNs Rally and Picket in Greenfield Center
- 02.15.2007 | RNs at the Northeast Health Corp. Ratify New Contract
- 02.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Staying connected through union communications
- 02.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Beverly Hospital loses beloved nurse and friend
- 02.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
New standard set after MNA nurses advocate for metal detectors in their facilities
- 02.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
Keeping nurses safe on the job: News from the Congress on Health and Safety
- 02.15.2007 | From the MNA Newsletter
MNA’s first conference on safe patient handling a success
- 02.07.2007 | Brockton Hospital Nurses Ratify New Contract
- 02.04.2007 | St. Vincent Hospital RNs Reach Tentative Agreement
- 02.01.2007 | RNs at the New England Medical Center Ratify New Contract
- 01.24.2007 | St. Vincent Hospital RNs Vote in Favor of Strike
- 01.18.2007 | St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Schedule Strike Authorization Vote for Jan. 24th
- 01.16.2007 | Tune into WBUR Radio, 90.9 FM for a Special Three-Part Series on the Nursing Shortage
- 01.16.2007 | MNA re-files safe staffing legislation
- 01.11.2007 | Brockton Hospital Nurses Picket on Jan 11
- 01.06.2007 | RNs at the UMass Memorial Campus Ratify New Contract
- 01.05.2007 | Join the Brockton Hospital Nurses for An Informational Picket