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MNA: Banner Drop on Tuesday, October 17 to Showcase Framingham Union Hospital Nurse Unity for Better Patient Care Ahead of Union Election

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Monday, October 16, 2023

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Registered nurses who care for patients at Framingham Union Hospital will hold a banner outside Framingham City Hall on Tuesday, October 17 starting at 4 p.m. to shine a public light on their advocacy for patient safety and professional respect as they approach an election to unionize with the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA).

Key Points: 
  • Location: In front of Framingham City Hall, 150 Concord St., Framingham, MA
    Details: Nurses will unveil a banner that says, "We're putting the union in Framingham Union for better patient care."
  • There are approximately 280 nurses eligible to be part of the union.
  • The nurses tried to receive recognition rather than an election to ensure precious hospital resources were put into patient care rather than union-busting consultants.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Framingham Union Hospital Nurses to File for NLRB Election to Unionize with Mass Nurses Association Seeking Patient Care and Workplace Improvements

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Registered nurses at Framingham Union Hospital (FUH) are filing notice with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday, September 12 seeking an election to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) as they exercise their strong, united voice to improve conditions for patients, nurses, and their colleagues.

Key Points: 
  • They delivered a letter requesting Whitlock voluntarily recognize the nurses' union, as allowed by the National Labor Relations Act.
  • They tried to receive recognition rather than an election to ensure precious hospital resources were put into patient care rather than union-busting consultants.
  • The main themes nurses have identified for why they are joining the MNA include:
    To improve nurses' ability to provide quality safe patient care.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

DPH will Hold a Public Hearing Tomorrow (July 6th) on Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's Plan to Close Outpatient Oncology Services at MetroWest Medical Center to Determine if it is an Essential Service for the Framingham Community

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will hold a public hearing tomorrow, July 6th, on a controversial proposal by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare to close its outpatient oncology services at MetroWest Medical Center's Framingham Union Hospital campus.  The hearing, which is the first in-person hearing scheduled by DPH since the onset of the COVID pandemic, will be held in Nevins Hall at the Memorial Building (City Hall) at 6 p.m.

Key Points: 
  • The closure plan has been met with vehement opposition from state and local public officials, local physicians and the hospital's own Governing Board.
  • FRAMINGHAM, Mass., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will hold a public hearing tomorrow, July 6th, on a controversial proposal by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare to close its outpatient oncology services at MetroWest Medical Center's Framingham Union Hospital campus.
  • The MNA was astonished to read in Tenet's official statement on the closure, claiming the decision was made "with the community's best interest in mind."
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.