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
- 05.30.2023 MNA 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
- 05.29.2023 Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement In Opposition to Proposed Closing of the Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital By UMass Memorial Health
- 05.24.2023 Baystate Health to Keep Open Greenfield Mental Health Unit at Baystate Franklin Medical Center Following Years of Advocacy by Nurses and Community
- 05.15.2023 Nurses, Advocates to Testify in Favor of Strengthened Penalties for Assaulting Healthcare Workers During May 16 State House Hearing
- 05.15.2023 Deadline Approaching Send in your 2023 MNA Election Nominations/Consent to Serve Forms Today - Deadline May 26!
- 05.11.2023 Berkshire VNA Clinicians, Western Mass Area Labor Federation and Community to Discuss “Future of Homecare” During May 16 Virtual Forum
- 05.10.2023 OSHA 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
- 05.09.2023 Happy Nurses Week! A letter from MNA President, Katie Murphy on National Nurses Week.
- 05.05.2023 As National Nurses Week Kicks off May 6, Survey Shows Massachusetts Nurses Strongly Support Unions and Believe a United Voice Helps Address Healthcare Challenges
- 05.03.2023 Join Rep. Denise Garlick and Sen. Joan Lovely for a May 8 Virtual Legislative Briefing: Nurses Speak - The State of Nursing in Massachusetts
- 05.03.2023 MNA Board of Directors Meeting Highlights April 2023
- 04.27.2023 Celebrate Nursing Excellence Honor your peers with a nomination for an MNA award - Deadline has been extended to Monday, June 26, 2023!
- 04.12.2023 Unique 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
- 04.04.2023 Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Deliver Community Petition in Support of First MNA Contract to BHS Trustee on Wednesday, April 5
- 03.29.2023 Newest ‘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
- 03.27.2023 MNA Board of Directors Meeting highlights March 2023
- 03.22.2023 State of Nursing in Massachusetts 2023 Executive Summary
- 03.22.2023 State of Nursing in Massachusetts 2023 Charts
- 03.20.2023 Register Now for the 2023 Spring MNA CE Programs
- 03.07.2023 MNA Nurses at Anna Jaques Hospital to Picket on March 9 as Staffing Crisis There Worsens and Nurses Are Short on Needed Resources
- 02.22.2023 MNA Board of Directors Meeting highlights February 2023
- 01.30.2023 MNA Nurses to Picket February 1 Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital as Patient Care and Working Conditions Suffer Under the Sway of MGB Corporate
- 01.26.2023 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 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 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
