Massachusetts Nurses Association news from FierceHealthcare
NewsCape Cod Healthcare, nurses agree on limited overtime, benefits
The Massachusetts Nurses Association this week agreed on a ratified three-year contract with Cape Cod Healthcare that will limit mandatory overtime and provide improved wages. The contract follows Read more...
Massachusetts hospitals bracing for nurses strike
Hospital administrators in Massachusetts suspect the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) is planning to strike on Apr. 22, the start of Easter weekend. Unresolved staffing, pay and pension issues Read more...
Labor board restores hospital nurse retiree benefits
Cambridge Hospital nurses won a fight against the Cambridge Health Alliance when the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board ruled Friday that a unilateral cut in retiree health benefits was not Read more...
Hospital strikes loom in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Massachusetts
Nurses and other unionized healthcare workers in at least three states are considering walking off the job if contract negotiations with hospitals don't address their concerns. Those concerns are Read more...
Nursing unions gain ground
Nursing unions aren't a new force in the healthcare business by any means. But during the past year, as we see it, nursing unions have built up a lot of momentum, and we expect to see more next year. Read more...
Nursing unions on the verge of revolution
The other day, I was talking with a hospital executive, whom I warned that nurse unionization was developing a level of momentum I hadn't seen before in my 20 years in the business. His response was Read more...
Nurses lobby for single-payer system, new workplace regs
A group of the country's biggest nursing unions have convened in Washington to lobby for a single-payer health system and fight for federal workplace regulations. The move represents not only Read more...
Nurses mount tougher fight against workplace assaults
In recent times, nurses have begun to draw more attention to the often-dangerous conditions in which they work -- though the going has been slow. There's no question that nurses face big risks: Read more...
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