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As Management Continues to Refuse to Improve Dangerous Staffing & Working Conditions BOSTON, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tufts Medical Center registered nurses' negotiating committee tonight issued an official notice of their intent to hold a one-day strike to protest dangerous patient care conditions on Friday, May 6, 2011. The strike will be the first nurses' strike at a Boston hospital in more than 25 years. The nurses issued the formal 10-day strike notice, which...
As Contract Talks Stall Over RN Staffing and Patient Care Concerns WORCESTER, Mass., April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The registered nurses of St. Vincent Hospital will hold a one-day strike for patient safety on Friday, May 6, 2011, as contract talks continue to stall over hospital management's refusal to improve unsafe patient care conditions at the hospital. The nurses issued the formal 10-day strike notice today, which is required by federal labor law, to Vanguard Health Care...
BOSTON, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The registered nurses of Tufts Medical Center have scheduled a vote by the membership on Thursday, April 14, 2011 to authorize a one-day strike as management continues to refuse to agree to desperately needed improvements in patient care conditions at this major Boston teaching hospital. The strike authorization vote has been scheduled to take place throughout the day and into the evening on Thursday, April 14. Nurses will cast their vote...
Frontline Nurses Will Present Testimony Regarding Unsafe Staffing Conditions that Are Jeopardizing Patient Safety As Strike Vote Looms on April 14 Nurses Plan to Release Report at Hearing Based on More than 600 Patient Safety Complaints Filed by Nurses in the Last 15 Months BOSTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by Massachusetts Nurses Association: When: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Time: 10 a.m. Where: Asian Community...
Talks Resume Today With Federal Mediator as Nurses' Contract is Set to Expire BOSTON, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The registered nurses of Tufts Medical Center, have scheduled a vote by the membership on Thursday, April 14, 2011 to authorize a one-day strike as management continues to refuse to agree to desperately needed improvements in patient care conditions at this major Boston teaching hospital. The announcement of the vote, comes as the parties meet today with a federal...
WORCESTER, Mass., April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by the Massachusetts Nurses Association: Where: MNA Region 2 Headquarters, 365 Shrewsbury St. in Worcester Vote will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The outcome of the When: vote will be announced at 9 p.m. 740 RNs at the hospital are eligible to vote. MNA will make nurses available throughout the day for interviews with the Who: media....
WORCESTER, Mass., April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After more than 16 months of negotiations, including yet another session held yesterday with a Federal mediator, the registered nurses of St. Vincent Hospital have called for a vote by the membership on Friday, April 8, 2011 to authorize a one-day strike. Talks continue to stall over hospital management's refusal to improve unsafe patient care conditions at the hospital, which are compromising the quality of care patients are...
Nurses Delivered Petition Signed by More than 80% of Tufts' RNs to CEO Ellen Zane Protesting Dangerous Staffing Conditions at the Medical Center As Nurses Picket, New England Journal of Medicine Study Released Today Shows Direct Link to Cuts in RN Staffing and Patient Mortality BOSTON, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Holding signs that read "Safe Staffing Now," "Protect Our Patients," and "Mandatory Overtime is Unhealthy for Nurse and Patients," hundreds of nurses joined by their...
Nurses are Protesting Dangerous Staffing Conditions that have Prompted Hundreds of Reports by Nurses of Unsafe Conditions for Patients BOSTON, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Massachusetts Nurses Association: When: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Time: 4 - 6 p.m. Where: Tufts Medical Center 750 Washington St. Outside Main Entrance Tufts Medical Center...
New continuing education requirements for Illinois nurses affect 197,000 LPNs and RNs. Western Schools is offering guidance and support to help nurses understand their continuing education needs and identify courses that meet the Illinois requirements. West Bridgewater, MA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 08, 2011 The Illinois General Assembly enacted new regulations last year requiring nurses practicing in the state to complete 20 hours of continuing education every two years. The two-year cycle...
