From the Labor Council
07/02/2009 - 12:49pm
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LYNN, MA – Over 150 people gathered at the Lynn Housing Authority on Tuesday, June 30th to have a public conversation with Congressman John Tierney about reforming the current for profit health care system. The event was organized by a coalition of grassroots community organizations that are a growing force for change. The coalition partners consist of the North Shore Labor Council, Lynn United for Change, Neighbor to Neighbor, ECCO, Mass Senior Action, the Lynn Health Task Force, the Highlands Coalition and IUE-CWA Local 201. They were all part of organizing the Obama Inauguration “Party With a Purpose” Celebration that drew 400 people on January 20th, and the Bank of America Protest, drawing 300 people on March 30th of this year.
06/23/2009 - 10:41am
"when some congressional leaders declare that ‘single-payer is off the table,’ they’re, in effect, saying that insurers will be protected, leaving the pain to patients, taxpayers, and health care providers."
06/17/2009 - 10:56am
“In these difficult economic times, it is important that employees receive their full compensation upon termination from employment,” said Attorney General Coakley. “We are pleased that the state’s highest court has made clear that vacation time is wages and that employees must be compensated for their unused earned vacation time upon discharge. We encourage any workers who believe their rights under the Wage Act have been violated to contact our office.”
06/05/2009 - 10:09am
Rep shares position on taxation and revenue
05/28/2009 - 8:05am
The Obama administration has pledged to bring forward national health care reform this year. But what does that mean to residents of Massachusetts? How can we build a movement for real health care reform?
05/26/2009 - 10:11am
By Avi Lewis & Naomi Klein
Huffington Post
May 14, 2009
Local activist helps foreclosed families on national TV
05/04/2009 - 11:26am
Steve Mecham of City Life/Vida Urbana works with community groups to help educate people facing foreclosure or potential
ehttp://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05012009/watch2.htmlviction due to foreclosure.
Walmart Workers For Change
04/24/2009 - 8:54am
04/23/2009 - 10:02am
Breaking News
07/31/2008 - 10:05am
"...employees have no right to use the company email for "concerted activity."
07/25/2008 - 10:31am
As many of you already know, last week the State Senate voted on a drastically amended version of the Patient Safety Act that would actually make the current dangerous status quo even worse. Despite a vigorous effort to defeat this bill, we were unsuccessful, and the bill passed 23-13. Needless to say, we are very disappointed, a disappointment I know that all of you, who worked so hard on this legislation, will share.
In the immediate term, we must make sure that the Senate version of the bill does not somehow make its way to the Governor's desk. Accordingly, below are instructions, along with a chart listing how every member of the Senate voted.
This information will also be available on the MNA website @ http://www.massnurses.org/. Please note that on the action alert below we are asking that you make 2 calls - one to your senator, and one to your state rep.
Thanks to everyone for all of your hard work on this bill. While I know the outcome last week was disappointing, but we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and move forward.
Onward!
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Below is the list of how your Senator voted on SB2805, a dramatically harmful version of the Patient Safety Act that would allow the state's hospitals to continue the dangerous and deadly status quo and even make the situation worse.
Under this legislation, there would be no uniform standard of care and instead, the Department of Public Health would only be in charge of enforcing varying and inadequate standards created by the private sector hospital industry-including the for - profit hospitals. Simply put: this bill is a hazardous step backward, and would ensure that current unsafe conditions continue to deteriorate.
Last week, the MNA called upon the State Senate to reject this bill and 13 members of the Senate supported the MNA and voted no on SB2805.
- Look and and see how your Senator voted on this legislation and thank those that and voted no. We also encourage you to share your disappointment with your elected officials that voted to support SB2805.
- Next, call your State Representative and ask them to reject the Senate version of the Patient Safety Act.
To contact your legislator, call 617-722-2000 or find your elected official online.
SENATE VOTE - JULY 17, 2008
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Antonioni -Gardner, Leominster
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YES
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Augustus - Worcester
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NO
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Baddour - Merrimac, North Andover
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YES
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Berry - Beverly, Danvers, Salem, Peabody
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YES
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Brewer - Ashburnham, Barre, Charlton
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YES
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Brown - Attleboro, Wrentham, Needham,Wayland
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YES
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Buoniconti -Agawam, Chicopee, W.Springfield
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YES
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Candaras - Belchertown, Hampden, Longmeadow, Springfield
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YES
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Chandler - Berlin, Holden, Paxton, Princeton
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NO
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Creedon - Brockton, Halifax, Hanover, Whitman
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YES
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Creem - Brookline, Newton, Wellesley
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NO
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Downing - Ashfield, Williamsburg, Williamstown
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YES
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Fargo- Chelmsford, Concord, Waltham
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YES
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Galluccio- Charlestown, Cambridge, Everett
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NO
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Hart - Boston, 1st Suffolk
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NO
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Hedlund - Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Weymouth
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NO
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Jehlen - Medford, Somerville, Woburn
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NO
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Joyce - Avon, Canton, Milton, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton
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YES
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Knapik - Chester, Chicopee, Southwick, Westfield
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YES
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Marzilli - Arlington, Billerica, Burlington, Lexington
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ABSENT
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McGee - Lynn, Marblehead, Nahant, Saugus, Swampscott
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NO
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Menard - Fall River, Lakeville, Somerset, Swansea, Westport
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YES
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Montigny - Achusnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, New Bedford
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NO
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Moore - Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Milford, Sutton, Uxbridge
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YES
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Morrissey - Abington, Braintree, Quincy, Rockland
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NO
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Murray - Bourne, Falmouth, Pembroke, Plymouth, Sandwich
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O'Leary - Brewster, Dennis, Chatham, Provincetown
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NO
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Pacheco - Bridgewater, Carver, Middleboro, Taunton
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ABSENT
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Panagiotakos - Dunstable, Groton, Lowell, Tyngsboro, Westford
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YES
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Petruccelli - Cambridge, Revere, Winthrop
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ABSENT
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Resor - Acton, Ayer, Boxboro, Littleton, Shirley, Sudbury, Westboro
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YES
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Rosenberg - Amherst, Greenfield, Hadley, Northampton
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YES
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Spilka - Ashland, Framingham, Franklin, Medway, Natick
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YES
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Tarr- Boxford, Gloucester, Rockport, Wilmington
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YES
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Timilty - Attleboro, Foxboro, Mansfield, Seekonk, Walpole
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NO
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Tisei - Malden, Melrose, Wakefield
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YES
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Tolman - Belmont, Watertown
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YES
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Tucker - Andover, Dracut, Lawrence, Tewksbury
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YES
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Walsh - Dedham, Norwood, Westwood
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NO
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Wilkerson - Boston 2nd Suffolk
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YES
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Barbara "Cookie" Cooke RN,
Associate Director
Massachusetts Nurses Association
Region 3 Community Organizer
Mobile Phone: 508.345.9219
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Happenings and Announcements
07/25/2008 - 10:40am
We're Ready to Strike:
02/29/2008 - 11:27am
Teacher named to AFL-CIO Executive Board
Massachusetts Labor News
07/04/2009 - 12:54am
"The state’s $40 million cut this week in a bonus program for local police officers has put many cities and towns across Massachusetts in legal and financial limbo, as they wrestle with unexpected salary costs, sudden retirements, and potentially thorny negotiations with labor unions." read more "The state’s $40 million cut this week in a bonus program for local police officers has put many cities and towns across Massachusetts in legal and financial limbo, as they wrestle with unexpected salary costs, sudden retirements, and potentially thorny negotiations with labor unions." read more
07/04/2009 - 12:54am
"With negotiations continuing, nearly 80 percent of municipal employees have accepted health insurance waiver of Master Health Plus, the mostly costly Blue Cross plan." read more "With negotiations continuing, nearly 80 percent of municipal employees have accepted health insurance waiver of Master Health Plus, the mostly costly Blue Cross plan." read more
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