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
- 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
- 09.22.2022 Professional Opportunities Currently Open at the MNA
- 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
- 06.17.2022 Campaign to Save the North Shore Birth Center Delivers 2,800 Petition Signatures to Beverly Hospital, Calling on President Tom Sands to Reverse Closure Decision
- 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
- 06.03.2022 2022 MNF Golf Tourney Registration Now Underway!
- 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
- 05.23.2022 RNs & Healthcare Professionals at Steward Morton Hospital Return to Negotiations on Tuesday (May 24) Following a Strike Authorization Vote
- 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
- 05.03.2022 Free Courses Launching Today as part of Nurses Week 2022
