Year: 2007

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2007 Edition

Four-Year Pact Includes Improvements in Staffing Sought by Nurses WORCESTER, MA –The registered nurses of St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center cast an overwhelming vote today to ratify a… Read more »

Three-year agreement provides pay increases of 16 – 22%, new contract language to protect the health and safety of nurses and landmark language to protect nurses’ union rights Boston, MA… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterFebruary 2007 Edition An effective communication system-in all it various forms-and the free flow of information is critical for a strong and vibrant union. But despite… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterFebruary 2007 Edition Susan Duggan, an RN who worked at Beverly Hospital, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 12, 2006. She was 47 years old. An employee… Read more »

Annual report from the Congress on Health and Safety Group membersSandra LeBlanc, Chairperson; Elizabeth O’Connor, Vice Chairperson; Terri Arthur; Maryanne Dillon; Gail Lenehan; Mary Bellistri; Kathy Sperrazza; Lorraine McDonald; Evie… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterFebruary 2007 Edition More than 220 nurses, health care professionals and workplace safety advocates joined together in a jam-packed room inside Randolph-based Lombardo’s on Jan. 12… Read more »

Holyoke, Springfield methadone clinics appear to be first in state to provide this level of security for staff, patients From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterFebruary 2007 Edition