From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJanuary/February 2003 Edition Smallpox vaccine, which is made from a live virus related to the one that causes smallpox, is considered the most dangerous immunization for… Read more »
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Facts About the Smallpox Vaccine
State Announces Voluntary Smallpox Vaccination Plan
Nurses Will Play Major Role From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJanuary/February 2003 Edition Nurses will comprise the lions share of more than 12,000 health care workers scheduled to be vaccinated in… Read more »
As UMass/Memorial Medical Center Nurses’ Contract Talks Stall RNs Express Outrage at Refusal of John O’Brien to Hear Concerns About Staffing, Lack of Appropriate Patient Care Supplies and the Need for a Salary Commensurate With their Skills and Experience
According to Recent JAMA Study, University Campus Staffing Ratios Place Some Patients at 31 – 49% Greater Risk of Death Nurses Regularly Report Having a Lack of Supplies Needed to… Read more »
Pembroke Hospital Nurses Hold Candlelight Vigil on Feb. 20 at 5:30 pm
Seek Public Support to Convince Management to Release Impounded Ballots from Union Election Held 7 Months Ago on June 13, 2002 PEMBROKE, Mass.—The registered nurses of Pembroke Hospital, who have… Read more »
Mass Nurses Association Blasts Governor’s Health Care Cuts Calls Cuts Shortsighted, Misguided and Devastating to Children and Seniors
MNA Issues Position Statement On the Massachusetts DPH Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Plan
This statement was updated at the MNA Board of Directors meeting on 3.20.2003. Massachusetts Nurses Association Issues Position Statement On the Mass. DPH Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Plan CANTON, Mass. —… Read more »
The MNA participates to support GE workers strike in Lynn on January 15th.
MNA Activists Alert: We are joining other citizen and health care advocacy groups in organizing a Community Rally for Health Care Reform in Lynn, to coincide and demonstrate support for… Read more »
MNA Files Quality Patient Care/Safe RN Staffing Bill to Regulate RN-to-Patient Ratios in Massachusetts Hospitals
Legislation is Key to Improving Patient Care & to Ending the Nursing Shortage CANTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) announced today that it will file legislation on Dec…. Read more »
RNs at the Memorial Hospital Campuses of UMass/Memorial to Conduct Informational Picketing on Nov. 7th To Protest Management’s Refusal to Grant Memorial Nurses Parity with UMass Nurses in Salary/Benefits
Memorial Nurses Have Been Negotiating Their First Union Contract for a Year. Memorial Nurses Are Lowest Paid in City of Worcester, Making Between $5-10 Per Hour Less Other Nurses WORCESTER,… Read more »
The Carney Hospital Nurses Need Your Support!
Attention MNA Members, Supporters and Activists:The Carney Hospital Nurses Need Your Support! Please attend:Carney Candlelight VigilOct. 13, 20026:30 pm2100 Dorchester Ave.Sidewalk in front of Carney HospitalCandles will be provided. Have… Read more »