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. To get more of the latest MNA information, photos and videos, visit our Social Media page.
Current News
- 12.08.2023Boston VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Cast Votes Authorizing a 14-day Strike on December 11th, Hold Press Conference to Announce Result on December 12th Outside Dorchester Office at 4 p.m.
- 12.07.2023South Shore Endoscopy Center Nurses Vote to Ratify First MNA Contract Following Strike Vote Against Mass General Brigham
- 11.30.2023Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals will Picket December 4 to Shed a Light on Berkshire Health Systems Refusing to Agree to a Fair Contract and the Basic Worker Right of a Wage Step Scale
- 11.14.2023Attorney General Issues Citation and Fine Against Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital for Failure to Keep Accurate Time Records of Nurses Who Worked Through Meal Breaks
- 11.13.2023Framingham Union Nurses to Hold Press Conference Wednesday, November 15 to Advocate for their Right to Vote for a Union as Hospital Owner Tenet Healthcare Delays Amid Government Shutdown Worries
- 11.03.2023Mass General Brigham Nurses Vote to Strike at South Shore Endoscopy Center in Braintree as Highly Profitable MGB Rejects Nurses’ Efforts to Secure a Fair Contract to Help Them Provide High-Quality Gastrointestinal Care
- 10.27.2023MNA’s Bill Requiring That Forensic Patients Entering DMH Facilities Be Put in a Designated Forensic Unit Upon Admission Will Be Heard at Statehouse on Monday, October 30
- 10.23.2023Precarious Berkshire VNA Staffing Levels Prompt Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Deliver Petition to BHS CEO Ahead of October 23 Bargaining Session
- 10.20.2023Hastily Arranged “Listening Sessions” on Access to Essential Maternity Services by the Healey-Driscoll Administration Scheduled for Tonight and Next Week (see flyer attached)
- 10.16.2023Pickets Planned by RNs at Steward Holy Family Hospitals in Both Haverhill and Methuen on Oct. 18
- 10.16.2023Banner Drop on Tuesday, October 17 to Showcase Framingham Union Hospital Nurse Unity for Better Patient Care Ahead of Union Election
- 10.06.2023A Picket by State-Employed RNs and Healthcare Professionals Will Reveal the Overwhelming Problems Facing the Caregivers, Patients, and Clients at Healthcare Facilities and Group Homes Operated by the Commonwealth
- 10.06.2023The MNA is Proud to Announce Its Endorsements for the 2023 Worcester Municipal Election
- 10.05.2023BI Anna Jaques Hospital RNs Cast Overwhelming Vote to Authorize Three-Day Strike In Effort to Attain a New Contract to Recruit and Retain the Staff Needed to Ensure Quality Patient Care
- 09.28.2023Dana-Farber Merrimack Valley Nurses to Leaflet Outside Boston Hospital September 29 about DFCI Spending Money on Lock Out After Strike Instead of Investing in Nurses and Cancer Patients
- 09.26.2023Nurses Prepare to Strike at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley on September 27 as DFCI Executives Refuse to Meet RN Needs and Threaten Lockout Using Travelers
- 09.25.2023Support Local 422 on their Strike Ongoing NOW ending Friday, September 29
- 09.22.2023A Message to the Nurses and Our Allies in the Wake of the Governor’s Failure to Intervene to Save the Birthing Center
- 09.21.2023Northern Worcester County Legislators to HostCandlelight Vigil to Save The Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital as Date for Closure Looms
- 09.21.2023North County Legislators to Host Candlelight Vigil Outside Leominster Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. to Shine Light of Hope for Governor’s Reprieve
- 09.19.2023Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Makes no Substantial Movement Ahead of One-Day Strike by MNA Nurses at Merrimack Valley Clinic; DFCI Threatens to Lock Out Nurses Using Travelers
- 09.19.2023Legislation to Enact Safe Patient Limits for Registered Nurses and Address the Underlying Causes of the Massachusetts Hospital Staffing and Patient Care Quality Crisis Will Receive State House Hearing on September 20
- 09.19.2023South Shore Endoscopy Center Nurses to Hold September 21 Informational Picket in Braintree as Corporate Giant MGB Disrespects and Undervalues RNs Providing Patients Critical Gastrointestinal Care
- 09.16.2023One-Day Strike Notice Issued by MNA Nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley After DFCI Refuses to Agree to a Contract with Competitive Pay and Benefits Security
- 08.31.2023March of Dimes Strongly) Opposes Proposed Closure of Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital
- 08.28.2023Register Now for the 2023 MNA Fall CE Programs
- 08.23.2023UMass Memorial Response to DPH Essential Service Finding Shows More of the Same – A Callous and Disingenuous Plan to Deprive Northern Worcester County Residents of Local Access to Safe Maternity Care
- 08.22.2023NAACP Save Leominster Birthing Center Letter
- 08.22.2023Worcester NAACP Joins Fight to Save Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital Slated for Closure
- 08.22.2023MNA 2023 Board of Directors /NENA Delegate Elections have been mailed
- 08.22.2023MNA PAC Elections: Details and Deadlines
- 08.09.2023Mass. DPH Deems Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital An Essential Service “Necessary for Preserving Access and Health Status Within the Hospital’s Service Area.”
- 08.08.2023Leominster Birthing Center DPH Finding
- 08.07.2023Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Rev. Vernon Walker for Cambridge City Council
- 08.02.2023Rep. Hamilton Letter Supporting DFCI MV Nurses
- 08.02.2023MNA Nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley Vote to Authorize One-Day Strike as DFCI Refuses to Treat Nurses Equally and Settle a Fair Contract
- 08.01.2023Nearly 100% of Brigham and Women’s Hospital OR and PACU Nurses Sign Petition Calling for the Removal of VP of Perioperative Services for Putting Patient Care at Risk and Demoralizing Nurses
- 07.20.2023ATTENTION ARTISANS: Showcase Your Creations at the MNA Annual Convention, October 11 – 12, 2023
- 07.19.2023Linda Aiken Mass Legislature Testimony on Safe Patient Limits
- 07.19.2023Shindul-Rothschild study on costs SPL
- 07.10.2023Due to Inclement Weather for Monday July 10th Baby Stroller Brigade to Save Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital Postponed for July 10th, Moved to July 17th
- 07.06.2023MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Testify July 6 on Legislation to Establish a State Receivership Process for Hospitals Threatened with Closure, Prevent Homecare Violence, and Reduce Patient Handling Injuries
- 07.03.2023MNA Members at Cambridge Health Alliance Reach TA!
- 06.30.2023MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Testify July 6 on Legislation to Establish a State Receivership Process for Hospitals Threatened with Closure, Prevent Homecare Violence, and Reduce Patient Handling Injuries
- 06.29.2023MNA Nurses at Boston’s Tufts Medical Center Overwhelmingly Vote in Favor of Ratifying New 18-Month Contract Agreement
- 06.29.2023Nurses and Community Celebrate Announced Re-Opening of North Adams Regional Hospital as an In-Patient Hospital After Years of Advocacy
- 06.28.2023Community Coalition Formed to Save Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital Will Hold Public Forum for Concerned Residents of Leominster/Fitchburg To Learn About the Proposed Closure & It’s Impact on Mothers & Newborns
- 06.22.2023Support the MNA Nurses & Healthcare Professionals of Cambridge Health Alliance at their July 12 Informational Picket!
- 06.15.2023June 20 State House Hearing to Examine Hospital Service Closures and Financial Transparency Bills as Healthcare Corporations Try to Shutter Maternity Services in Leominster, Addiction Treatment in Taunton
- 06.08.2023Why You Need Your Own Liability Insurance and Common Misconceptions
- 06.07.2023DPH Deems Steward Morton Hospital’s 32-Bed Substance Abuse Treat Unit An Essential Service “Necessary for Preserving Access and Health Status Within the Hospital’s Service Area.”
- 06.01.2023MNA Members at Cambridge Health Alliance Go Public in Opposition to Announced Layoff of Five Nurse Educators and Schedule a Related Press Conference for Monday, June 5 in Malden
- 05.30.2023MNA Nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley to Hold an Informational Picket Friday, June 2 as They Seek a Fair Contract to Help Them Provide High-Quality Patient Care
- 05.29.2023Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement In Opposition to Proposed Closing of the Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital By UMass Memorial Health
- 05.24.2023Baystate Health to Keep Open Greenfield Mental Health Unit at Baystate Franklin Medical Center Following Years of Advocacy by Nurses and Community
- 05.15.2023Nurses, Advocates to Testify in Favor of Strengthened Penalties for Assaulting Healthcare Workers During May 16 State House Hearing
- 05.15.2023Deadline Approaching Send in your 2023 MNA Election Nominations/Consent to Serve Forms Today – Deadline May 26!
- 05.11.2023Berkshire VNA Clinicians, Western Mass Area Labor Federation and Community to Discuss “Future of Homecare” During May 16 Virtual Forum
- 05.10.2023OSHA Data in New White Paper Demonstrates High Rates of Illness and Injury Among Healthcare Workers During Pandemic and Exposes the Failure by the Hospital Industry to Adequately Protect Frontline Staff
- 05.09.2023Happy Nurses Week! A letter from MNA President, Katie Murphy on National Nurses Week.
- 05.05.2023As National Nurses Week Kicks off May 6, Survey Shows Massachusetts Nurses Strongly Support Unions and Believe a United Voice Helps Address Healthcare Challenges
- 05.03.2023Join Rep. Denise Garlick and Sen. Joan Lovely for a May 8 Virtual Legislative Briefing: Nurses Speak – The State of Nursing in Massachusetts
- 05.03.2023MNA Board of Directors Meeting Highlights April 2023
- 04.30.2023MorCap Essential Services Finding
- 04.27.2023Celebrate Nursing Excellence Honor your peers with a nomination for an MNA award – Deadline has been extended to Monday, June 26, 2023!
- 04.12.2023Unique opportunity for our members to participate in Resilience Training for Nurses and Healthcare Providers taking place on April 27, 9:30-11:30AM at the Leominster Public Library
- 04.04.2023Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Deliver Community Petition in Support of First MNA Contract to BHS Trustee on Wednesday, April 5
- 03.29.2023Newest ‘State of Nursing in Massachusetts’ Survey Reveals Unsafe Conditions and RN Burnout as True Causes of Statewide Staffing Crisis as Hospitals Overspend on Temporary Nurses and Patient Care Quality Drops
- 03.27.2023MNA Board of Directors Meeting highlights March 2023
- 03.22.2023State of Nursing in Massachusetts 2023 Executive Summary
- 03.22.2023State of Nursing in Massachusetts 2023 Charts
- 03.20.2023Register Now for the 2023 Spring MNA CE Programs
- 03.07.2023MNA Nurses at Anna Jaques Hospital to Picket on March 9 as Staffing Crisis There Worsens and Nurses Are Short on Needed Resources
- 02.22.2023MNA Board of Directors Meeting highlights February 2023
- 01.30.2023MNA Nurses to Picket February 1 Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital as Patient Care and Working Conditions Suffer Under the Sway of MGB Corporate
- 01.26.2023Ask Your Legislators: Sponsor MNA Patient Safety, Workplace Violence and Hospital Closure Bills
- 01.26.2023“Have a Heart for Nurses” Fundraising Campaign
- 01.25.2023MNA Board highlights January 2023
- 01.24.2023MNA Labor Summit 2023
- 01.23.2023Wishes for a Peaceful Lunar New Year from the MNA
- 01.20.2023APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE: Massachusetts Nurses Association Full member (75 percent) of applicable dues rate
- 01.20.2023Attention all St. E’s grads: The Annual Spring Banquet returns for Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital SON Alumni
- 01.19.2023New 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
- 01.12.2023Brockton Hospital Violates Nurses’ Contract with Unilateral Decision to Change Previously Negotiated Holiday Schedule
- 01.12.2023Gallup 2023 Survey Shows Nurses Trusted as Most Honest, Ethical for 22nd Straight Year
- 01.11.2023MNA Board of Directors Highlights December 2022
- 01.10.2023MNA Stands With NYSNA Nurses on Strike
- 12.20.20224 Critical Priorities for the Healey Administration from the 25,000 Nurses and Healthcare Professionals of the Massachusetts Nurses Association
- 12.15.2022Political Hate Targeting Vulnerable Communities and Healthcare Workers, and Bomb Threats Against Boston Children’s Hospital Prompt Condemnation from MNA Board of Directors
- 12.13.2022MNA BOD November 2022 Highlights
- 12.12.2022St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Outraged by Government’s Announcement Of $1.7 Million Fine Against Tenet/St. Vincent Hospital for Overcharging for Cardiac Surgical Procedures
