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
- 01.22.2021 New Labor School Programs Launching Soon! Contract Negotiations Will Be Next Focus
- 01.20.2021 How Nurses Can Help Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations
- 01.19.2021 CPI Verbal Intervention™ Training, February 10, 2021
- 01.18.2021 MNA Launches Effort to Combat Racism Within the Association, Nursing/Health Profession, and the Health Care Workplace as Tensions Rise, and Long-Standing Health Disparities for Minority Communities Become Glaringly Apparent During COVID-19 Pandemic
- 01.08.2021 Save the Date For the MNA's Annual Labor Summit
- 01.07.2021 As COVID-19 Staff Cases Rise at Milford Regional Medical Center, Nurses Speak Out Against Mandatory Overtime and Inadequate Hospital Preparedness
- 01.06.2021 St. Vincent Nurses to Commence Daily Picketing This Week to Protest Unsafe Staffing Conditions as COVID Surge Intensifies
- 12.22.2020 MNA Position Statement on Vaccine to Combat Covid-19 & Nurses Rights to Informed Consent Voluntary Nature of Acceptance of Vaccine
- 12.21.2020 Milford Regional Medical Center Nurses Seek to Join Massachusetts Nurses Association as Hospital Executives Refuse to Partner with Nurses for Safer Conditions During COVID-19 Pandemic
- 12.14.2020 Regis College is offering one full undergraduate scholarship for the dependent of a frontline COVID-19 nurse who is an active MNA member.
- 12.10.2020 Healthcare Professionals of Boston VNA Petition CEO as Fight for a Fair First Contract Continues
- 12.08.2020 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Call for Universal N95 Masking as COVID-19 Cases Surge and Asymptomatic Spread Puts all Caregivers at Risk
- 12.08.2020 Donate to Provide PPE to Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Facing Second COVID-19 Surge
- 11.30.2020 St. Vincent Nurses to Protest Lack of Safe Staffing, Protection and Support During COVID-19 by Tenet Healthcare with Dec. 1st Informational Picket
- 11.24.2020 MNA: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Tells Nurses to Care for Patients Despite Living with COVID-19 Positive Family Members
- 11.23.2020 Frontline MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Voice Concerns Regarding Hospital Preparedness and Policies in Response to COVID-19 Second Surge
- 11.23.2020 Enter to Win Today a Gift Card
- 11.04.2020 Zoom Labor School: Free Classes for MNA Members in November and December
- 10.28.2020 MNA Memo on CDC Finding Nurses Hospitalized with COVID at Alarming Rate
- 10.27.2020 Nurses, Others React as Cape Cod Healthcare Takes Another Swipe at Maternal/Newborn Health and Wellness with Announcement It Will Soon Slash Midwifery Program Hours at Hyannis’ Cape Cod Hospital
- 10.23.2020 Exciting Changes Coming to the MNA’s FREE CE Platform and Programs!
- 10.19.2020 MNA Nurses at Baystate Noble Hospital to Hold Informational Picket with Community Members at Noon on Wednesday, October 21
- 10.16.2020 MNA 2020 Annual Award Winners Celebrated at Recent Reception
- 10.14.2020 Background on Baystate Noble Nurses and the Community's Fight for the Future of the Hospital
- 10.13.2020 Time to Renew your 2020 Massachusetts Nursing License!
- 10.08.2020 MNA Nurses at Baystate Noble Hospital File Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Baystate Health for Failure to Provide Information about Hospital’s Community Boards and the Impact of Service Cuts and Economic Takeaways
- 10.05.2020 MNA Nurses Welcome Public to Join Tuesday, October 6 Virtual Community Forum on the Future of Baystate Noble Hospital Co-Hosted by Nurses and State Senator John Velis
- 09.28.2020 MNA Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses Urge Executives to Use Stronger Safety Measures to Properly Contain Ongoing COVID-19 Cluster
- 09.28.2020 Leominster Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement with Hospital
- 09.24.2020 Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Joe Biden for President of the United States
- 09.24.2020 Disability Health Care Study: Professionals' Perceptions of Challenging Behavior in Patients/Clients with IDD
- 09.21.2020 Community Survey Results Released by Baystate Noble Hospital Nurses Show Strong Public Support for Restoring, Protecting and Improving Services as Nurses Negotiate with Baystate Health
- 09.21.2020 Use AmazonSmile and Support the MNF!
- 09.15.2020 Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Christine Crean for State Senate in the Worcester and Norfolk District
- 09.10.2020 MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals at Morton Hospital and Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Ratify New Contracts with Steward Healthcare Benefitting Patient Care, Local Communities and Frontline RNs
- 09.01.2020 DPH Public Hearing on Proposed Closure of Quincy Emergency Department
- 08.31.2020 Coalition to Safely Reopen Schools Issues Position Statement Citing Serious Concerns to Be Addressed Prior to Allowing Schools to Open for In Person Learning
- 08.21.2020 Mercy Medical Center Nurses and Supporters to Picket Outside Springfield Hospital August 24 to Fight Back Against Owner Trinity Health’s Refusal to Bargain in Good Faith and Protect and Support Nurses
- 08.18.2020 MNA Statement in Support of Medicare-for-All
- 08.11.2020 MNA Statement on Alex Morse for Congress 8.11.2020
- 08.10.2020 Cooley Dickinson Hospital Nurses and Supporters to Protest Lack of Safe Staffing, Protection and Support During COVID-19 by Mass General Brigham with August 12 Informational Picket
- 08.05.2020 MNA Response to Proposed Closure of Inpatient Medical and Pediatric Services at MetroWest Medical Center’s Natick and Framingham Campuses as State Prepares for Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 08.05.2020 MNA Endorsements of Candidates in September 1 Primary Elections
