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Press Releases and Articles from the MNA Newsletter
- 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
- 09.23.2021 Worcester Solidarity Day to Support St. Vincent Nurses Planned for Saturday, Sept. 25th as Historic Strike Surpasses 200 Days
- 09.07.2021 Sadly, St. Vincent Nurses Strike Reaches Six-Months on Sept. 8th
- 08.25.2021 Participate in "Union Speak" on Aug. 31, a New Program about the Labor Movement Open to All MNA Members
- 08.12.2021 Prominent Nursing Care Researcher Linda Aiken in the New York Times: "Nurses Deserve Better. So Do Their Patients."
- 08.01.2021 An invitation: Join the MNF Board of Trustees
- 07.28.2021 National Catholic Labor Group Admonishes Trinity Health After NLRB Issues Complaint to Mercy Medical Center for Retaliating Against Nurses’ Union Activity
- 07.21.2021 The Catholic Labor Network Letter to Trinity Health about Treatment of Mercy Nurses
- 07.14.2021 Boston VNA Healthcare Professionals to Announce 7-Day Strike with Visit on July 15 to Board Chair at Luxury Tower in Fight for Improved Patient Care and Working Conditions
- 07.02.2021 St. Vincent Nurses on Strike for Safer Patient Care to Fly from Worcester, MA to Dallas, TX and Deliver 16-Foot Petition Signed by 700+ Nurses to the Corporate HQ of Hospital Owner Tenet Healthcare
- 06.28.2021 Mercy Medical Center Nurses and Supporters to Deliver Community Petition to Trustees Urging Trinity Health to Respect Nurses and Patients by Agreeing to a Fair Contract
- 06.28.2021 As Tenet Healthcare Spends Tens of Millions to Prolong a Nurses’ Strike for Safer Patient Care, State Lawmakers to Examine Legislation Aimed at Increasing Hospital Profit Transparency and Protecting Essential Healthcare Services During June 29 Live-Streamed Hearing
- 06.27.2021 Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Finally Makes Proposal as Nurses Strike Reaches 111 Days, The First Proposal Since Walking Away from the Table on May 5
- 06.23.2021 Boston VNA Healthcare Professionals Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike in Fight for an MNA Contract with Improved Patient Care and Working Condition Standards
- 06.19.2021 St. Vincent Nurses Strike for Safer Patient Care Reaches 105 Days on Sunday Making it the Second Longest Nurses Strike in Massachusetts History
- 06.16.2021 WATCH: St. Vincent Nurses' Strike Rally for Safer Patient Care June 12 with Senator Warren, Rep. McGovern, Sara Nelson and Other Supporters
- 06.14.2021 St. Vincent Nurses Strike to Hit 100 Day Mark on Tuesday, June 15th In Fight for Safer Patient Care Against Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare
- 06.11.2021 Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman James McGovern, and National Flight Attendants Union Firebrand Sara Nelson will Join Community, Labor, Nursing and Political Activists for a Major Solidarity Rally in Support of the Striking St. Vincent Nurses
