From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
September/October 2012 Edition
National Nurses United, with 185,000 members in all 50 states, the nation’s large…
Category Archives: Massachusetts Nurses Association News
MNA nurses win ban on mandatory overtime in Mass.
From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
September/October 2012 Edition
Mandatory overtime success: MNA nur…
Baystate FMC nurses hold one-day strike in Greenfield
From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
September/October 2012 Edition
The registered nurses of Baystate Franklin Medical Center walked out of the hospital …
President’s Column: Excerpts from the president’s address: Convention 2012
From the Massachusetts Nurse Newsletter
September/October 2012 Edition
President\’s Column
By Donna Kelly-Williams
“Good afternoon fellow activists. I…
New Study Out This Week Underscores Wisdom of Mass Law to Ban Mandatory Overtime and Limit Nurses’ Shifts to No More than 12 Hours
On Monday, the same day that Massachusetts implemented a law to ban mandatory overtime for nurses, while limiting nurses hours to no more than 12 in a 2…
Hundreds of UMass Memorial Medical Center Nurses to Picket Nov. 8 to Call for Safer Staffing to Ensure Quality Care
When: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Time: &nbs…
MNA’s Annual “Transitions Program” for Nursing Students & Faculty
files/file/Transitions flyer 009 EV (3).pdf…
An Answer to the Question – “What is the Union Going to Do About This?” We Are Going to Stand Up for Our Practice and Patients on Nov. 8th!
"What is the Union going to do about this?"
I am asked this question often by nurses who are worried, angry and frustrated by…
Common Flu Q&A for 2012
Q. Is the Flu Vaccine mandatory?
A. Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) regulations require all licensed MA healthcare facilities, as a conditio…
Mandatory OT for RNs banned! Click here for complete info & violation reporting form
A Law to Ban the Dangerous Practice of Mandatory Overtime Went Into Effect on November 5th
Click here to report a violation of the law, which the MNA will be s…