News & Events
The Voice of Nurses in Massachusetts
The MNA Division of Public Communications raises public awareness of and support for nursing issues by making nurses and nursing front-page news throughout the state and the nation. Below you will find the latest news regarding all facets of the organization. For a listing of upcoming MNA happenings, visit our Events Calendar.
Current News
- 01.26.2023 Ask Your Legislators: Sponsor MNA Patient Safety, Workplace Violence and Hospital Closure Bills
- 01.26.2023 "Have a Heart for Nurses" Fundraising Campaign
- 01.25.2023 MNA Board highlights January 2023
- 01.24.2023 MNA Labor Summit 2023
- 01.23.2023 Wishes for a Peaceful Lunar New Year from the MNA
- 01.20.2023 Attention all St. E’s grads: The Annual Spring Banquet returns for Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital SON Alumni
- 01.20.2023 APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE: Massachusetts Nurses Association Full member (75 percent) of applicable dues rate
- 01.19.2023 New Approach to Safe Patient Limits on Beacon Hill by MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Joins Legislation to Tackle Longstanding & Untenable Staffing Conditions Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 01.12.2023 Gallup 2023 Survey Shows Nurses Trusted as Most Honest, Ethical for 22nd Straight Year
- 01.12.2023 Brockton Hospital Violates Nurses’ Contract with Unilateral Decision to Change Previously Negotiated Holiday Schedule
- 01.11.2023 MNA Board of Directors Highlights December 2022
- 01.10.2023 MNA Stands With NYSNA Nurses on Strike
- 12.20.2022 4 Critical Priorities for the Healey Administration from the 25,000 Nurses and Healthcare Professionals of the Massachusetts Nurses Association
- 12.15.2022 Professional Opportunity at the MNA: Director of Nursing/Health and Safety/Labor Education
- 12.15.2022 Political Hate Targeting Vulnerable Communities and Healthcare Workers, and Bomb Threats Against Boston Children’s Hospital Prompt Condemnation from MNA Board of Directors
- 12.13.2022 MNA BOD November 2022 Highlights
- 12.12.2022 St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Outraged by Government’s Announcement Of $1.7 Million Fine Against Tenet/St. Vincent Hospital for Overcharging for Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- 11.22.2022 Anna Jaques Hospital RNs Go Public with Concerns for Patient Safety Resulting from Lack of Needed Staff & Closure of Essential Services
- 11.17.2022 Milford Regional Medical Center Nurses Vote to Ratify First MNA Contract, Featuring Significant Investments in Nurses, and Strong Protections to Help Improve Patient Care Conditions
- 11.17.2022 Anna Jaques Nurses Petition Regarding Unsafe Staffing Delivered on Jan 24, 2022
- 11.16.2022 MNA Complaint to DPH Nov 22
- 10.28.2022 WATCH: St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Deliver CEO a Petition about Unsafe Staffing, Elimination of IV Team
- 10.27.2022 St. Vincent Hospital Nurses to Hold Press Conference to Detail Serious Deficiencies in Patient Care & Deliver Petition to CEO on Oct. 27th (12 noon) in Opposition to Tenet Plan to Eliminate the Hospital’s IV Therapy Team, a Callous Decision That Will Compromise Care and Could Harm Vulnerable Patients
- 10.21.2022 With Most Recent Contract Settlement, 1,300 Additional MNA Nurses in UMass System Win Substantial Wage Increases, Workplace Improvements, and More
- 10.21.2022 The Massachusetts Nurses Association proudly endorses candidates for 2022 General Election
- 10.19.2022 MNA Joins Sen. Warren and Rep. Pressley for Student Debt Cancellation Tour October 25
- 10.14.2022 New State Report on Behavioral Health and Readmissions Shows Need for Stronger Protection of Essential Healthcare Services and Real Solutions to Hospital Staffing Crisis
- 09.30.2022 Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses Vote for New Contract that Invests in Caregivers to Improve Patient Care and Help Overcome COVID-19 Staffing Impacts
- 09.26.2022 Good Samaritan Documents and Resources for the Media
- 09.13.2022 Massachusetts Nurses Association Files Sweeping 21-Count Charge of Unfair Labor Practices Against Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
- 08.31.2022 MNA Convention October 6: Register Now!
- 08.29.2022 Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement Clarifying MNA Position on the First Worcester Senate Seat
- 08.29.2022 MNA GENERAL ELECTION UPDATE
- 08.26.2022 Lawrence General RNs Ratify New Contract
- 08.24.2022 MEDIA ADVISORY* THURSDAY: Pregnant patients being denied care call on Beth Israel Lahey Health to prioritize health of mothers and babies
- 08.22.2022 MASS NURSES PAC BOARD ELECTIONS
- 08.18.2022 The Massachusetts Nurses Association proudly endorses candidates for 2022 Primary Election
- 08.17.2022 Bernie Sanders is Coming to Boston on Sunday, August 21 -- St Vincent Nurse to Be Featured Speaker
- 08.12.2022 Baystate Franklin Nurses Vote to Ratify Contract Agreement that Invests in Local Caregivers to Improve Conditions for Patients and the Community
- 08.09.2022 MNA Applauds Governor Baker’s Veto of Bill That Would Have Allowed Unlicensed School Personnel to Administer Insulin and Glucose Monitoring Tests to Students with Diabetes
- 08.01.2022 Supporting St. Vincent Docs for Oct. 2022 Press Release
- 07.26.2022 Nurses at Lawrence General to Picket on Thursday, July 28 from 2 to 5 p.m.
- 07.19.2022 An Important Note to Members Who Use Their MNA-Issued Email Address
- 07.12.2022 Board of Director Meeting Highlights June 16, 2022
- 07.11.2022 Registered Nurses of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Massachusetts Nurses Association and Unite to Improve Conditions for Patients and Caregivers
- 07.05.2022 DPH will Hold a Public Hearing Tomorrow (July 6th) on Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s Plan to Close Outpatient Oncology Services at MetroWest Medical Center to Determine if it is an Essential Service for the Framingham Community
- 06.30.2022 Steward Morton Hospital RNs and Health Professionals Cast Overwhelming Vote to Ratify New Three-Year Contract with Significant Wage Hikes and Other Improvements to Help Retain Staff to Ensure Quality Patient Care
- 06.30.2022 Sign the Petition Letter to make the crosswalk at Washington/Shepard Street Brighton safer
- 06.24.2022 MNA Board of Directors' Statement on 'Dangerous and Unjust' June 24 SCOTUS Reversal of Roe v. Wade
