Report Provides Valuable Data and Information for Use by the Pending Legislative Commission to Determine the Long-Term Future of Pappas and the Care of the State’s Most Vulnerable Children with… Read more »
Author: Joe Markman
MNA President Katie Murphy’s Statement Regarding the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children Working Group Report
Pappas Rehab Staff Plan Oct. 23rd Demonstration Outside Facility 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
Staff and Families See These Actions as a Precursor to Closing the Facility Despite the Legislature’s Recent Efforts to Protect Pappas for the Coming Year and While a Special Legislative… Read more »
St. Luke’s Hospital Nurses Vote to Ratify New MNA Contract to Help Improve RN Staffing and Patient Care with Competitive Wage Increases
Agreement will improve nurse retention and recruitment, enhance patient care, and strengthen St. Luke’s ability to serve the community NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – The registered nurses of St. Luke’s Hospital,… Read more »
MNA Board of Directors Selects Longtime Labor Leader and Dedicated Healthcare Advocate Joe-Ann Fergus, RN, PhD, as Next Executive Director
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Joe Markman 781-571-8175 Date: October 14, 2025 MNA Board of Directors Selects Longtime Labor Leader and Dedicated Healthcare Advocate Joe-Ann Fergus, RN, PhD, as… Read more »
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Nurses Vote to Authorize 1-Day Strike as MGB Refuses to Properly Invest in Nurses and Safe Patient Care
Vote demonstrates strong unity among RNs seeking safe staffing, affordable health insurance, and competitive pay at Northampton hospital NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Registered nurses at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, represented by the… Read more »
100% of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Foxborough Nurses Sign Letter to Trustee Chair Urging DFCI to Address Pay Disparity with Mass General Brigham
Nurses cite “unacceptable” gap with MGB nurses in same building at Patriot Place in Foxborough amid contentious Dana-Farber/MGB split FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The registered nurses of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute –… Read more »
Nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Milford Undaunted by Government Shutdown, will Persist in Unionizing for a Stronger Voice in Patient Care and Working Conditions Despite NLRB Closure and DFCI Voluntary Recognition Denial
Regardless of the federal government shutdown, nurses will forge ahead in their efforts to form a union and join the MNA to improve patient care, staffing, and workplace conditions at… Read more »
MNA Nurses to Hold 1-Day Strike Authorization Vote at Cooley Dickinson Hospital on October 9
Nurses call for safe staffing, competitive wages, and affordable health insurance as MGB refuses to equitably invest in community hospital NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The registered nurses of Cooley Dickinson Hospital,… Read more »
MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, Boston University Public Health Professor to Testify September 29 on Legislation to Preserve Essential Health Services
MNA bills would help preserve access to essential healthcare in response to more than 40 closures of hospitals and hospital services since 2009 – despite the DPH deeming them necessary… Read more »
St. Luke’s Hospital Failed to Reach Agreement with Nurses on Monday; Nurses and Supporters to Hold Informational Picket September 17 in New Bedford
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Joe Markman, 781-571-8175 Date: September 16, 2025 St. Luke’s Hospital Failed to Reach Agreement with Nurses on Monday; Nurses and Supporters to Hold Informational… Read more »
