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
- 07.11.2025RNs at Cape Cod and Falmouth Hospitals to Hold Informational Pickets on Tuesday, July 15
- 07.11.2025MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Condemn Harmful Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, Urge Action to Protect Patients, Caregivers, and the Healthcare System
- 06.27.2025ICE at the Hospital: Healthcare Providers’ Rights & Responsibilities
- 06.27.202593 Healthcare Professionals at BMC – Brighton File for Union Election to Join the Massachusetts Nurses Association, Citing Need for a Stronger Voice in Patient Care and Working Conditions
- 06.24.2025Lawmakers to Hold June 25 Hearing on Bill to Study Access to Essential Healthcare Services Across Massachusetts as Hospital Closures Devastate Patients and Communities
- 06.23.2025Pappas Rehab Staff Plan June 25th Demonstration to Protest The DPH’s Unrelenting Effort to Discharge the State’s Most Vulnerable Disabled Children While Failing to Admit New Patients Currently Languishing in Acute Care Hospitals in Need of Pappas-Level Care
- 06.20.2025Lawmakers to Examine Legislation to Protect Patients, Nurses, and Healthcare Professionals from Unsafe Staffing, Violence, and Lifting Injuries on June 23 at State House Hearing
- 06.12.2025Holy Family Hospital Healthcare Professionals Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize with MNA to Ensure Excellent Patient Care and Secure Professional Respect
- 06.06.2025Join Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey Tomorrow am for Lisa Field
- 05.29.2025Cooley Dickinson Hospital MNA Nurses to Hold Informational Picket June 3 in Northampton
- 05.28.2025MNA BOD Highlights May 2025
- 05.22.2025TONIGHT’S RED SOX GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONNED!
- 05.14.2025End of an Era: Longtime MNA Executive Director and Fierce RN Advocate Julie Pinkham Retires
- 05.12.2025RNs and Healthcare Professionals at Morton Hospital to Picket on Wednesday, May 14
- 05.06.2025Watch: MNA President Katie Murphy Speaks to Why Nurses Matter for Nurses Week 2025
- 05.05.20252025 State of Massachusetts Nursing Survey: RNs Raise Alarms Over Patient Care Quality, Unsafe Staffing, and Growing Violence Amid Deepening Healthcare Crisis
- 05.01.2025Mass. DPH Deems Level II B Nursery at Tenet/Framingham Union Hospital an Essential Service “Necessary for Preserving Access and Health Status Within the Hospital’s Service Area”
- 03.28.2025Mass General Brigham Occupational Health Nurses and NPs Vote to Join the MNA in Successful Union Election
- 03.26.2025Statement from the Massachusetts Nurses Association Board of Directors on FMCS Mediators Being Placed on Leave
- 03.24.2025RNs at Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals to Picket for Better Patient Care Conditions, Nurse Staffing, and Wages on Wednesday, March 26
- 03.17.2025Support BI Northeast Nurses, Patients And Community – Information Picket March 26!
- 03.11.2025BID Plymouth Hospital RNs to Hold Strike Authorization Vote and Informational Picket on March 20th as the Nurses Seek to Negotiate Improvements in Staffing to Ensure Safer Patient Care
- 03.03.2025Join the MNA at the Boston Red Sox May 22
- 02.18.2025Massachusetts Nurses Association Condemns Federal Overreach and a Disregard for the Rule of Law by New Administration that is Harming Patients and Caregivers
- 02.05.2025Interview with a group of MNA nurses from Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children as they make the case to save this vital facility
- 02.04.2025Letter to Governor Healey regarding the proposed closure of Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children
- 01.31.2025Save the Cape & Islands Community Mental Health Center in Pocasset!
- 01.31.2025Baystate Home Health Clinicians to Deliver Petition on February 3 to CEO Peter Banko Calling for a Fair Contract to Ensure Safe, Accessible Care for Springfield Patients
- 01.28.2025A Message from MNA Executive Director Julie Pinkham
- 01.27.2025MNA Note to Members: Immigration Resources and Guidance
- 01.23.2025Help Save the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children
- 01.22.2025MNA Nurses and Health Professionals Voice Strong Opposition to Governor’s Proposal to Close Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, Depriving the State’s Most Severely Disabled Children of State-of-the-Art Care and Services that Allow them to Live the Fullest Life Possible
- 01.21.2025Annual Gallup Survey of ‘Most Honest and Ethical Professions’ Puts Nurses in Top Spot for 23rd Straight Year
- 12.31.2024St. Vincent Hospital Nurses and the MNA File Sixth in Series of Complaints with State and Federal Agencies About Dangerous Patient Care Conditions That Continue to Compromise the Care and Safety of Patients Admitted to the Worcester-Based Facility
- 12.18.2024Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses Avert Potential 1-Day Strike with Tentative Agreement Providing Significant Investments in Nurses to Ensure Safe Patient Care
- 12.18.2024MNA Nurses of Salem Hospital Reach Tentative Contract Agreement to Help Protect Patient Care Quality by Respecting and Investing in Nurses
- 11.18.2024Still time to register for these upcoming CE Programs
- 10.30.2024Exciting Opportunity for an MNA Member to Attend the 2025 Harvard Trade Union Program
- 10.24.2024The MNAs Workplace Violence Task Force Needs Your Help for a Workplace Violence Survey by October 31!
- 10.22.2024Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses Vote Overwhelming to Authorize 1-Day Strike as they Fight MGB Health Insurance Cost Hike and Safeguard Patient Care with a Fair Contract
- 10.17.2024Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Nurses Vote to Ratify Contract that Averted One-Day Strike and Provides Substantial Investment in Nurses to Address Staffing and Patient Care Concerns
- 10.17.2024Brigham and Women’s Hospital Provides Nurses with Health Insurance Plan that Violates State Law, Imposing Tax Penalties after Nurses Avoided Strike with Agreement about Insurance Choice
- 10.16.2024Mercy Medical Center Nurses to Hold Informational Picket in Springfield on October 17 as Nurses Fight for Safe Patient Care Conditions and Against Trinity Health’s Attempt to Erode Union Protections
- 10.16.2024Newton-Wellesley Hospital Nurses to Hold Strike Authorization Vote and Informational Picket on October 22 as Nurses Fight Rising MGB Health Insurance Costs and Seek to Protect Patient Care with a Fair Contract
- 10.10.2024MNA Nurses at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Vote to Authorize a 1-Day Strike as Nurses Seek a Fair Contract with MGB to Address Staffing and Patient Care Challenges
- 09.25.2024MGB Salem Hospital Nurses to Hold October 15 Informational Picket as Nurses Fight for a Fair Contract that Protects Patient Safety and Respects Nurses
- 09.20.2024Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement Averting One-Day Strike and Securing Significant Investment in Nurses to Improve Staffing and Patient Care
- 09.16.2024One-Day Strike Scheduled by Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Nurses for October 1 After MGB Fails to Reach Agreement Respecting Nurses and Protecting Patient Care
- 09.12.2024MNA Faulkner Hospital Nurses to Issue Strike Notice on September 16 if Mass General Brigham Fails to Reach Agreement Respecting Nurses and Protecting Patient Care
- 09.11.2024MNA/Steward Nurses Invited to Testify at DC Hearing Examining the Bankruptcy of Steward Healthcare and the Impact of Management’s Decisions on the Delivery of Patient Care
- 09.11.2024Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses Vote to Ratify New Contract that Averted Potential Strike and Seeks to Improve Nurse Staffing and Patient Care Conditions
- 09.09.2024MNA Nurses at Marlborough Hospital to Hold Informational Picket on Sept. 10 in support of Their Patients and the Community
- 09.05.2024Statement by Massachusetts Nurses Association In Response to Bankruptcy Court Judge’s Approval of Asset Purchase Agreements for Six Steward Hospitals
- 08.29.2024MNA Statement in Response to Asset Purchase Agreements for Morton Hospital & St. Anne’s by Lifespan and Holy Family Hospitals in Methuen and Haverhill by Lawrence General Hospital
- 08.27.2024MNA Response to Ombudsman’s Report on Pending Closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
- 08.27.2024WEDNESDAY, August 28 at 10:30 a.m. – Rally to Save Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center on the Front Steps of the State House
- 08.20.2024Strike Authorization Vote is a Unanimous “Yes” for the VNA Nurses of Cape Cod Healthcare
- 08.19.2024Massachusetts Nurses Association Supports Legislature-Approved Maternal Health Bill that Provides a Strong Foundation for Addressing Health Access and Racial and Social Justice Issues
- 08.16.2024Statement by Massachusetts Nurses AssociationIn Response to Governor’s Announcement of Deal for Four Steward Hospitals & Seizure of Fifth hospital, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, by Eminent Domain; The Need Remains to Save Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center
- 08.12.2024Steward Healthcare Crisis Events: Aug. 13 and 15
- 08.08.2024Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses Avert Potential 1-Day Strike, Reaching Tentative Agreement Aimed at Addressing Unsafe Staffing and Improving Patient Care Conditions
- 08.05.2024MNA Nurses at Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield to Hold Informational Picket August 6 Urging Executives to Settle a Fair Contract and Ensure Safe Patient Care
- 08.05.2024Statement by Massachusetts Nurses Association Calling for Action by State Government to Prevent Loss of Steward Hospitals
- 07.25.2024MNA Nurses at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike for Brigham Wage Parity to Address Unsafe Staffing and Patient Care Conditions
- 07.24.2024Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for a Fair Contract that Addresses Unsafe and Unsustainable Patient Care Conditions
- 07.23.2024Double Strike Votes July 24 and 25 by MNA Nurses at Brigham and Women’s and Faulkner Hospitals Highlight Serious Patient Safety and Working Condition Concerns Among Nurses
- 07.19.2024Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Nurses Have Voted to Ratify New MNA Contract Featuring Significant Investment in Nursing and Patient Care
- 07.18.2024MNA Nurses at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital to Vote on July 25 to Authorize a Potential Strike Over Wage Parity to Address Unsafe Staffing and Patient Care Conditions
- 07.17.2024Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nurses Voting July 24 to Authorize a Strike as MGB Executives Fail to Address Rampant Understaffing, Overcrowding, and Safety Risks Endangering Patients and Nurses
