There is evidence of an increased presence of ICE at some Massachusetts hospitals. The updated content below (previously shared in February of 2025) will assist nurses and healthcare professionals as… Read more »
Author: Jennifer Johnson
ICE at the Hospital: Healthcare Providers’ Rights & Responsibilities
Pappas Rehab Staff Plan June 25th Demonstration to Protest The DPH’s Unrelenting Effort to Discharge the State’s Most Vulnerable Disabled Children While Failing to Admit New Patients Currently Languishing in Acute Care Hospitals in Need of Pappas-Level Care
Unionized caregivers/workers, along with parents and other supporters of the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, will hold a demonstration to protest an unrelenting effort to force the unwarranted discharge of… Read more »
RNs and Healthcare Professionals at Morton Hospital to Picket on Wednesday, May 14
ED staffing, wages, and health insurance are key issues in contract talks Date: Wednesday, May 14 Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Location: 88 Washington Street, outside of the main hospital… Read more »
Save the Cape & Islands Community Mental Health Center in Pocasset!
Please join us in our efforts to save the Pocasset Mental Health Center, which has provided essential inpatient care to psychiatric patients for decades, by signing this petition. Petition ·… Read more »
Help Save the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children
Please join us in our efforts to save the essential and beloved Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC) by signing this petition: Petition · Reconsider the Closure of Pappas Rehabilitation… Read more »
MNA Nurses at Marlborough Hospital to Hold Informational Picket on Sept. 10 in support of Their Patients and the Community
Workplace violence, high RN turnover, and dangerous nurse staffing conditions plague hospital MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — The nearly 180 registered nurses working at Marlborough Hospital, and who are unionized with the… Read more »
Strike Authorization Vote is a Unanimous “Yes” for the VNA Nurses of Cape Cod Healthcare
“Yes” vote empowers union leaders to call a strike at any point, but does not send nurses immediately to the picket line; nurses back at the table tomorrow, Aug. 21… Read more »
Statement by Massachusetts Nurses AssociationIn Response to Governor’s Announcement of Deal for Four Steward Hospitals & Seizure of Fifth hospital, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, by Eminent Domain; The Need Remains to Save Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents more than 3,000 registered nurses working in hospitals impacted by the Steward crisis was pleased to see the announcement today by Governor Healey that… Read more »
MNA Dues Update
Across the Commonwealth, MNA members have recently fought for, and won, union contracts that have included very significant wage increases to help in recruiting and retaining nurses and healthcare professionals,… Read more »
TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR LEGISLATOR TO FUND THE UNIT 7 CONTRACT
In March 2024 Governor Healey filed legislation (House Bill 4496) to fund the MNA Unit 7 contract nurses and health professionals negotiated and ratified earlier this year. State employee collective… Read more »
