End of an era… Julie Pinkham’s last day as MNA Executive Director, was Friday, May 9, 2025. Julie has been our ED since December 2000. Prior to that, she served in… Read more »
Author: Joe Markman
End of an Era: Longtime MNA Executive Director and Fierce RN Advocate Julie Pinkham Retires
Watch: MNA President Katie Murphy Speaks to Why Nurses Matter for Nurses Week 2025
This National Nurses Week, May 6 to 12, MNA nurses share #WhyNursesMatter. Normally, this week is celebrated with pizza, cookies, cards, and thank you notes. While MNA nurses and healthcare… Read more »
2025 State of Massachusetts Nursing Survey: RNs Raise Alarms Over Patient Care Quality, Unsafe Staffing, and Growing Violence Amid Deepening Healthcare Crisis
78% of nurses say hospital care quality has deteriorated over the past two years as understaffing remains nurses’ top obstacle Nurses face increased challenges related to decreased support staff, not… Read more »
Mass. DPH Deems Level II B Nursery at Tenet/Framingham Union Hospital an Essential Service “Necessary for Preserving Access and Health Status Within the Hospital’s Service Area”
The DPH finding follows a jampacked public hearing where residents, policymakers, caregivers and community advocates turned out to deliver three hours of compelling testimony in unanimous opposition to Tenet’s decision… Read more »
Mass General Brigham Occupational Health Nurses and NPs Vote to Join the MNA in Successful Union Election
The nurses and NPs of MGB occupational health services unionized to improve patient care and secure an equal voice in workplace decision making BOSTON, Mass. – The 24 registered nurses… Read more »
Statement from the Massachusetts Nurses Association Board of Directors on FMCS Mediators Being Placed on Leave
The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) strongly condemns the Trump Administration’s unprecedented decision to place Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) mediators on leave as of 5 p.m. on March 26…. Read more »
RNs at Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals to Picket for Better Patient Care Conditions, Nurse Staffing, and Wages on Wednesday, March 26
BEVERLY, Mass. — The more than 750 registered nurses working at Northeast Hospital Corporation’s (NEHC) Beverly and Addison Gibert hospitals, who are unionized with the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), will… Read more »
BID Plymouth Hospital RNs to Hold Strike Authorization Vote and Informational Picket on March 20th as the Nurses Seek to Negotiate Improvements in Staffing to Ensure Safer Patient Care
Current conditions and excessive patient assignments for nurses are compromising the quality and safety of the care they provide, exposing their patients to an increased risk for poor outcomes and… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Condemns Federal Overreach and a Disregard for the Rule of Law by New Administration that is Harming Patients and Caregivers
CANTON, Mass – The MNA Board of Directors – registered nurses and healthcare professionals elected by their 25,000 MNA colleagues – express our profound distress and condemnation of recent actions… Read more »
Baystate Home Health Clinicians to Deliver Petition on February 3 to CEO Peter Banko Calling for a Fair Contract to Ensure Safe, Accessible Care for Springfield Patients
A petition signed by community members in support of clinicians calls on the Baystate Health CEO to follow through on promise to lead a clinician-driven organization SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The… Read more »
