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Press Releases and Articles from the MNA Newsletter
- 06.24.2022 MNA Board of Directors' Statement on 'Dangerous and Unjust' June 24 SCOTUS Reversal of Roe v. Wade
- 06.16.2022 U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on Healthcare Worker Burnout Matches COVID-19 Experiences of Massachusetts Nurses and Exposes Failure of Healthcare Executives to Follow Recommendations
- 06.14.2022 Sign the Petition: Save the North Shore Birth Center at Beverly Hospital!
- 06.09.2022 Joint Statement by AFT MA, MNA, MTA and MSNO on Gun Violence
- 06.06.2022 Deadly Tulsa Hospital Shooting Renews Urgency for Stronger Violence Protection for Massachusetts Nurses and Healthcare Professionals as MNA Legislation Advances in House and Senate
- 05.26.2022 Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Maura Healey for Governor
- 05.24.2022 Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses Vote to Ratify Strong MNA Contract and as COVID Surges Call for Immediate Fixes to Emergency Department Problems Impacting Patient Care Quality
- 05.12.2022 Nurses and Healthcare Professionals at Morton Hospital Cast Overwhelming Vote to Authorize a Three-Day Strike Following Their Filing of Unfair Labor Practice Charge
- 05.10.2022 Northeast Hospital Corp. Nurses Ratify New Three-year Contract Ensuring Better RN Staffing, Competitive Wages and Improved Health Insurance Benefits
- 05.09.2022 Recovery Centers of America Offers Confidential Addiction Recovery Designed for Frontline Healthcare Workers
- 05.06.2022 As Heywood Healthcare Discusses Affiliation with UMass Memorial, MNA Nurses Call for Restoration of Essential Services at Heywood Hospital
- 05.05.2022 Massachusetts Nurses Warn of Rapidly Deteriorating Patient Care Quality and Widespread Unsafe Conditions as they Call for Improvements to Staffing, Pay and Benefits in Latest ‘State of Nursing’ Survey Released for National Nurses Week
- 05.04.2022 Elected Nurses and Healthcare Professionals of the MNA Board of Directors Respond to Dangerous and Unjust Draft U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Reverse Roe v. Wade
- 05.02.2022 Baby Brigade on May 6 outside Baystate Franklin Medical Center to Honor Mother’s Day and Mark Beginning of National Nurses Week as BFMC Nurses Seek a Fair MNA Contract
- 04.26.2022 St. Vincent Hospital Nurses File Charge of Unfair Labor Practice and Seek Injunction to Stop Move by Tenet to Unilaterally Impose 12-Hour Shifts in Violation of the Nurses Union Rights & Tenet’s Expressed Commitment to Create a Positive Work Environment Following Strike
- 04.26.2022 Baystate Franklin Medical Center Nurses to Deliver Petition to Board Chair on April 27 Calling on Baystate Health to Value Nurses, Protect Patients and Keep Care Local
- 04.21.2022 Berkshire Medical Center MNA Nurses, Local Caregivers and Supporters Welcome Public to April 25 Virtual Forum on the Need to Recruit and Retain Staff for Quality Patient Care
- 04.04.2022 Virtual Forum: Berkshire Medical Center Nurses and Community
- 03.28.2022 Nursing World Rocked by Conviction of Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught
- 03.24.2022 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Rally March 28 Outside Northampton VA as Part of Coalition to Save the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- 03.21.2022 MNA Board of Directors Statement of Support for the People and Caregivers of Ukraine
- 03.21.2022 15th Annual MNA Clinical Conference Programming and Registration Info
- 03.02.2022 Greenfield City Council President Sheila Gilmour and Western Mass Area Labor Federation to Host Virtual Community Forum with Baystate Franklin Medical Center Nurses on March 9
- 02.28.2022 St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Vote to Keep Their Union with the Massachusetts Nurses Association and with it, to Keep Their New Contract Providing Significant Improvements in Staffing, Patient Care, Wages & Benefits
- 02.26.2022 MNA Nurses at St. Luke’s Hospital Vote to Ratify First Union Contract, Bringing Improvements and Strong Standards Benefitting Patients, Nurses, and the Community
- 02.23.2022 Massachusetts Nurses Association Remembers Dr. Paul Farmer as a Fearless Advocate for Social and Healthcare Justice
- 02.18.2022 Milford Regional Medical Center Nurses to Hold Anniversary Rally and Press Conference on February 22 as They Seek Solutions to Struggles Facing Patients and Caregivers
- 02.17.2022 Baystate Franklin Medical Center Virtual Community Forum March 9, 2022
- 02.07.2022 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Join Healthcare Watchdog and National Nurses United in Calling for the Creation of an Independent Presidential Federal COVID-19 Committee
- 01.20.2022 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Call for Urgent Action from Governor Baker on 14 Critical COVID-19 Safety Recommendations
- 01.18.2022 MNA Nurses to Hold January 20 Informational Picket at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford to Urge Southcoast Health to Settle a Strong RN Contract that Improves Conditions for Patients, Nurses
- 01.11.2022 MNA Nurses Call Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Lax Visitor Policy Unsafe During Omicron COVID Surge; Nurses Worry Hospital is Super Spreader
- 12.21.2021 St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Set Jan. 3 for a Vote to Ratify a New Contract and End Their Strike
- 12.21.2021 Family-Centered Unit Nurses at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford Send Letter to Vice President Kamala Harris Seeking Support in Addressing Maternal Health Challenges Related to Unsafe Staffing Conditions
- 12.20.2021 Elected Nurses and Healthcare Professionals of the MNA Board of Directors Call for Public Indoor Mask Mandate as COVID-19 Surges and Lack of Hospital Capacity Threatens Safety of Patients, Caregivers and Communities
- 12.14.2021 Brigham Nurses Call for DPH Investigation into Hospital Compliance with COVID-Related Surgical Reduction Order as Mass General Brigham Reports $442 Million in Profits
- 12.06.2021 MNA Nurse to Testify about the Impact of Unsafe Staffing on Patient Care and the Nursing Workforce During Future of Work Commission Hearing on December 17
- 11.15.2021 Union Speak: MNA Education in Union Terminology on December 8
- 11.09.2021 St. Vincent Co-Chair RN Marlena Pellegrino on Greater Boston WGBH PBS Boston as Strike Hits 8 Months
- 10.25.2021 TEEN VOGUE: St. Vincent’s Nurses Are on Strike — This Is What It’s Like for Their Kids
- 10.25.2021 Volunteer RNs Needed: Help Answer COVID-19 Vaccine Questions for Mass Health Council
- 10.25.2021 MNA Nurses to Testify in Favor of Medicare-For-All to Improve Healthcare Access and Quality During October 26 Legislative Hearing
- 10.08.2021 National Union of Healthcare Workers Calls on Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Other Officials to Compel Tenet Healthcare to End St. Vincent Nurse Strike
- 10.07.2021 St. Vincent Nurses Strike Regrettably Reaches Seven-Months on Oct. 8th As Tenet Healthcare Continues to Deny Agreement to Ensure Safer Patient Care for a Community Hard Hit by Delta Variant
- 10.07.2021 Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals File for NLRB Election to Join the Massachusetts Nurses Association to Improve Working and Patient Care Conditions
- 10.06.2021 Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Urge Agency to Voluntarily Recognize Their Decision to Join the Massachusetts Nurses Association to Improve Working and Patient Care Conditions
- 09.29.2021 State Representatives Mary Keefe and David LeBoeuf Issue Statement Supporting Striking St. Vincent Nurses, Call for Hospital CEO to Step Aside So Settlement Can be Reached for Nurses Return
- 09.28.2021 Teamsters Local 170 and UFCW 1445 Send Letters to Legislators/Media Supporting St. Vincent Nurses, Holding Tenet Accountable for Crisis
- 09.24.2021 St. Vincent Nurses Statement in Response to Governor’s Tweet Regarding the Strike
