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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | THE MISSION OF THE MNA, THE ASSOCIATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, IS TO PRESERVE THE IDENTITY, INTEGRITY, AND CONTINUITY OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING AND HEALTHCARE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. - PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF NURSES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS - ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC AND GENERAL WELFARE OF NURSES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS. - ACT AND SPEAK FOR REGISTERED NURSES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN MASSACHUSETTS. - FOSTER INVOLVEMENT BY RNS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS TO SHAPE SOUND HEALTH POLICIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | DIVISION OF NURSING: DURING THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS THAT CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND FAMILY CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM LONG COVID ILLNESSES. THE DIVISION HAS LISTENED TO OUR MEMBERS WHO VOICE THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR A HYBRID MODULE FOR CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION (CNE) INCLUDING IN-PERSON, ONLINE AND LIVE SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. REGION-BASED & ONLINE PROGRAMS, HELD DURING FALL 2023-SPRING 2024 RESULTED IN 33 PROGRAMS WITH 1,404 PARTICIPANTS. THE MNA ANNUAL CONVENTION WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 11, 2023, AT QUINCY MARRIOT IN QUINCY MASSACHUSETTS. THE TWO-DAY EVENT MARKED A RETURN TO AN OVERNIGHT EVENT, AND FACE-TO-FACE PROGRAMMING. THE MEMBERSHIP WELCOMED THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT AND LEARN TOGETHER. THE EVENT WAS RICH WITH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION INCLUDING A PRESENTATION THAT FOCUSED ON LABOR ISSUES IMPACTING NURSING PRACTICE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BEYOND. THE 18TH ANNUAL CLINICAL NURSING CONFERENCE WAS PRESENTED ON MAY 3RD IN NORWOOD MASSACHUSETTS. TWO-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS INCLUDING: WOUND CARE: DRESSING FOR SUCCESS, AI IN HEALTHCARE: FRIEND OR FOE?, AN INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, THE WEIGHT IS OVER: THE SKINNY ON OBESITY DRUGS, 2023 CHRONIC CORONARY DISEASE (CAD) GUIDELINES & UPDATES ON LIPID MANAGEMENT, DIALYSIS: WHAT NURSES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CARE OF THE HOSPITALIZED HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT, EMPOWERING CHANGE: ADDRESSING THE TRIPLE CHALLENGE IN NURSING-SHORTAGE, VIOLENCE & EQUITY. OSHA RESEARCH PROJECT: IN THE FALL, 2023, CHRIS PONTUS, JUDITH PARE, AND A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS BEGAN WORK ON A FOLLOW-UP STUDY FOCUSES ON WORKER INJURIES AND ILLNESSES DURING THE YEARS 2020-2024. THE GROUP HAS SUBMITTED AN ARTICLE ON THE FIRST STUDY TO NEW SOLUTIONS WHICH IS AN ONLINE OCCUPATIONAL & EPIDEMIOLOGICAL JOURNAL. THE ARTICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. THE MNA LABOR SUMMIT WAS HELD ON MARCH 13-14, 2024. THE EVENT WAS HELD AT THE FOUR-POINTS SHERATON IN NORWOOD, AND THE TWO-DAY EVENT FOCUSED ON A VARIETY OF PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS INCLUDING: UNPACKING THE MNA DIVISION ROLES: UNLEASHING OUR COLLECTIVE POWER, LABOR RELATIONS, BARGAINING UNIT RECOGNITION, STRATEGIZING THE BIG PICTURE AND ROAD TO VICTORY-WRAP UP. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY: THE DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS ACT AS A RESOURCE, CONSULTANT, AND EDUCATOR FOR MNA MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE NURSING COMMUNITY, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER STAFF ON A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH & SAFETY (H&S) RELATED TOPICS. THE PANDEMIC CONTRIBUTED TO MANY OF THE CURRENT CHALLENGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS MEMBERS STILL ENCOUNTER DAILY. THE DIVISION CONTINUED TO PRIMARILY FOCUS ON ISSUES THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THE CONTINUOUS BREAKDOWN OF THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS CURRENTLY AFFECTING NURSES. BECAUSE OF THE CRISIS NUMEROUS ISSUES EVOLVED, (FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURAL PROBLEMS, LACK OF SUPPORT FROM LEADERSHIP, ETC.). H&S CONTINUES TO RECEIVE COMMUNICATIONS FROM MEMBERS DAILY REPORTING CONCERNS IN THEIR FACILITIES. OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON MEETING THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE MEMBERSHIP WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. FOR EXAMPLE, AN INCREASE IN WORKPLACE VIOLENCE (INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULTS) WITH REPORTS OF DAILY ASSAULTS ON STAFF, HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENTS, STAFFING CRISES, AND ALONG WITH OTHER SYSTEMIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES. WE CONTINUED TO ADDRESS THE CULTURE OF SAFETY, BULLYING, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES/HAZARDS INCLUDING THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES, INDOOR AIR QUALITY, RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, ETC. THE DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERSHIP. - WE PARTICIPATE IN THE MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 511 TO CONTINUE TO BRING OSHA SAFETY REGULATIONS TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND MUNICIPAL WORKERS. THIS INCLUDES A NEW SUBCOMMITTEE TO DEVELOP LANGUAGE TO SUBMIT A STANDARD ON WORKPLACE VIOLENCE FOR MASSACHUSETTS STATE EMPLOYEES. - ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS FROM THE DIVISION HAVE COLLABORATED WITH OSHA TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND SAFE PATIENT HANDLING. WE HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE ERGONOMIC TASK FORCE WITH DPH FOR SAFE PATIENT HANDLING EDUCATION. MNA IS ALSO INVOLVED WITH PREVENTION INITIATIVES DEALING WITH SHARPS INJURIES AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS. CURRENTLY WORKING TO EXPLORE IF ACTIONS BY SOME HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE MANIPULATING DOCUMENTATION AND TREATMENT OF INJURED STAFF. DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY: - PROVIDED EXPERTISE AND GUIDANCE TO THE VARIOUS UNIONS REGARDING HEALTH & SAFETY CONCERNS. - OUR "CODE GRAY" POLICY AND PLAN FOR HOSPITALS TO CUSTOMIZE PREVENTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO BE REQUESTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO BOTH MEMBER AND NON-MEMBER FACILITIES IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING UPDATED - THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION TASK FORCE THROUGH THE DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY CONTINUES TO BE UTILIZED AND SERVES AS A SOURCE OF DATA - THE "WORKPLACE BULLYING SURVEY" ON SURVEY MONKEY FOR LABOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS TO UTILIZE WITH THEIR BARGAINING UNITS IS AVAILABLE FOR ADS ON REQUEST - MEMBER OF THE DPH STATE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD - MEMBER OF THE CENTER FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH IN THE NEW ENGLAND WORKPLACE (CPH-NEW) EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD - PARTICIPATED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICALLY INJURED - INVOLVED WITH THE IMMUNIZATION COALITION IN MASSACHUSETTS - THE CONGRESS ON HEALTH & SAFETY RECONVENED IN MARCH - SUPPORTED THE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING AND MOBILITY TASK FORCE - MEMBER OF THE MDPH VIRAL HEPATITIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES: - CURRENTLY CONDUCTING PLANNING MEETINGS TO BRING IN MEMBERS AND RECONSTRUCT FOR A STRONGER WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION TASK FORCE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILL: THE DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED MNA MEMBERS AND OTHER NURSES TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL TESTIMONY FOR A HEARING IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILL. THE MNA DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN EDUCATION AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION INVOLVING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THE ROLE MNA PLAYS REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IS RECOGNIZED BOTH STATE-WIDE AND NATIONALLY. MNA SAFE PATIENT HANDLING AND MOBILITY (SPHM) TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES: - 7/27/23: 5 MEMBERS TOURED THE GULDMANN, INC. SHOWROOM FOR DEMONSTRATIONS OF THEIR SPHM EQUIPMENT - 9/13/23: HELD AN ALL-DAY SPHM CONFERENCE INCORPORATING A PRESENTATION BY OSHA AT THE FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON NORWOOD - PARTICIPATED IN UPDATING THE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING & MOBILITY FACT SHEET FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATE LEGISLATORS - MNA'S LEGISLATIVE DIVISION CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFE PATIENT HANDLING AND MOBILITY LEGISLATION AT THE STATE HOUSE MNA SAFE PATIENT HANDLING & MOBILITY LEGISLATION: THE DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY CONTINUES TO SUBMIT TESTIMONY AND PROVIDES CURRENT EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH SUPPORTING PRACTICE REGARDING SAFE PATIENT HANDLING AND MOBILITY. THE DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY CONTINUES TO COMPILE A PANEL OF INDIVIDUALS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING AND MOBILITY TASK FORCE AND EXPERT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE FIELD TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION. MNA HEALTH & SAFETY HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE ROLE OF EDUCATION AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION INVOLVING SAFE PATIENT HANDLING AND MOBILITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. BARGAINING UNIT PROGRAMS: THE MNA PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTACT HOURS FOR NURSES AND AWARDS CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE FOR NON-NURSES. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUESTS USUALLY COME IN THROUGH INDIVIDUALS, MANAGEMENT, HEADS OF BARGAINING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE MEMBERSHIP FACILITIES, OR THE STATE TRAINING AND CAREER LADDER PROGRAM (UNIT 7). UNIT 7 PROGRAMS PROVIDED: - DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED FAILURE-FREE ACTIVITIES: PACKING A LUNCHBOX FILLED WITH ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES ON 4/3/2024 - DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED CURRENT BEST PRACTICES FOR IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING, AND DRESSING WOUNDS ON 4/3/2024. - DELIVERED "DRUG STORY THEATER" ON 4/23/2024 - DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED MANAGEMENT OF BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN (BBP) EXPOSURES, DELIVERED: 6/5/2024 - FINISHED VIDEOTAPING A MULTIFACETED FALL PREVENTION EDUCATION SERIES THAT INCLUDES IDENTIFICATION OF FALL RISK, ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS, PATIENT ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDS, DIVISION OF HEALTH & SAFETY: PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: - DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED, AND SELF-CARE EXERCISES, DELIVERED 9/20/2023 TO LABOR GUILD MEMBERS - DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED "WORKERS' COMPENSATION IN THE EXISTING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT," DELIVERED ON 9/28/2023 TO ALL MNA MEMBERS. - DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED "CARING FOR PERSONS WITH THE CHALLENGES OF DEMENTIA IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD: UPDATES FOR THE PRESENT AND FUTURE" ON TUESDAY, 5/19/2024 - DELIVERED "ADDRESSING THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN (CSEC): A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE DELIVERED" ON MAY 21. TRANSFERS & FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY ASSESSMENT, AND MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONS |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (PART 1): | DIVISION OF LABOR ACTION: I. INDEPENDENT UNITS TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER WE ARE PRESENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING THE SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT FOR THE CONTRACT THAT WILL EXPIRE ON THE LAST DAY OF 2024. IN 2023 WE NEGOTIATED A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH A 15% INCREASE OVER 18 MONTHS. LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL OUR CONTRACT WAS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE OCTOBER 1ST, BUT, IN LIGHT OF THE INTENSITY OF THE WORK BETWEEN LGH AND MNA AROUND THEIR ACQUISITION OF THE TWO HOLY FAMILY HOSPITALS FROM THE STEWARD, WE HAVE EXTENDED THE CONTRACT TERM THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF 2024. OUR FIRST BARGAINING SESSION WILL BE OCTOBER 17TH, AND WE ARE READY TO PRESENT ALL OUR PROPOSALS ON THE FIRST DAY. II. STEWARD HEALTHCARE AFTER MONTHS OF CONSTANT DAY AND NIGHT WORK OF SCORES OF MNA COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UNION STAFF AND OUR MANY SKILLED ATTORNEYS BROUGHT IN FOR THE PROJECT, HERE IS A BRIEF LAY OF THE LAND: - GOOD SAMARITAN AND ST. ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER WERE PURCHASED BY BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER ON 10/1/2024, WITH THE NEW EMPLOYER ACCEPTING ALL ELEMENTS OF THE TWO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. SOME IMPORTANT WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE, HOWEVER, IN BROADENING THE NETWORK OF PROVIDERS IN THE LOWER COST OF THE TWO PLANS BMC OFFERS SO THAT OUR MEMBERS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT CAN KEEP THEIR PROVIDERS AND, IN ALL CASES, CAN FIND PROVIDERS. - THE PROVIDENCE BASED LIFESPAN HEALTHCARE (WHICH IS CHANGING ITS NAME TO BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM) PURCHASED MORTON HOSPITAL (AND THE NOT-YET UNIONIZED AMONG THE RNS AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ST ANNE'S IN FALL RIVER). THEY ALSO ACCEPTED THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. IN DOVETAILING THEIR SOMEWHAT INFERIOR HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS, THEY AGREED TO OFFSET HIGHER EMPLOYEE OUT OF POCKET COSTS BY AN IMMEDIATE 1.5% WAGE INCREASE. MORTON AND LIFESPAN WILL NOW ENTER NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW CONTRACT. THE CONTRACT WAS TO HAVE EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 1ST AND WILL BE EXTENDED NOW THAT THE TRANSACTION DUST HAS SETTLED AND NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN WITH THE NEW AND IMPROVED EMPLOYER. - LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL PURCHASED BOTH HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL METHUEN AND HAVERHILL ON 10/1/24. THEIR LABOR RELATIONS PEOPLE HAVE USED THE TRANSITION TO INAPPROPRIATELY DROP A NUMBER OF BENEFITS RETIREMENT, HEALTH INSURANCE, DENTAL AND LIFE INSURANCE TO LAWRENCE'S FAR INFERIOR PLANS WITH LOWER BENEFITS AND HIGHER COSTS TO WORKERS. - ALL THESE TRIALS AND TRAVAILS OF THE BANKRUPTCY AND THE TRANSITIONS TO NEW OWNERS HAVING BEEN MENTIONED, IN THE BIG PICTURE WE ARE VERY HAPPY AND RELIEVED THAT THESE THREE COMPANIES HAVE ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE SIX HOSPITALS, PARTICULARLY IN CONTEXT OF THE THREE HOSPITALS FOR WHICH THIS IS NOT THE CASE. - NORWOOD HOSPITAL REMAINS CLOSED AND REMAINS OWNED BY THE LANDLORD MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, WHICH INTENDS TO SELL IT. THE GREAT MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE EITHER WORKING AT OTHER STEWARD HOSPITALS TO WHICH THEIR PTO AND OTHER BENEFITS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE NOT WORKING AT (NOW FORMERLY) STEWARD HOSPITALS HAVE CASHED OUT THEIR PTO THOUGH WORK CONTINUES TO MAKE SURE EVERY MEMBER IS MADE WHOLE. - NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CLOSED AFTER INTERESTED POTENTIAL PURCHASERS WERE DISCOURAGED FROM BIDDING BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT, WHICH TOLD THEM THAT STATE AIDE FOR THE PURCHASE WOULD NOT BE FORTHCOMING, AS IT HAD BEEN IN THE CASE OF THE OTHER HOSPITALS. APPARENTLY STATE OFFICIALS DECIDED, BASED ON A LACK OF CURIOSITY AND INATTENTION, THAT THE CLOSURE OF THIS RELATIVELY SMALL HOSPITAL WOULD CAUSE LITTLE HARM. STATE OFFICIALS LEARNED LATE FROM OUR INCREDIBLY KNOWLEDGEABLE, COURAGEOUS, AND ARTICULATE MEMBERS ALONG WITH REGIONAL EMS, FIRE OFFICIALS AND TOWN MANAGERS THAT THE REGION CANNOT POSSIBLY SURVIVE THE CLOSURE. THE EMS/FIRE SYSTEMS OF THE REGION CANNOT HANDLE A FRACTION OF THE NEED FOR TRANSPORT TO FACILITIES THAT ARE NO CLOSER THAN 30 MINUTES AWAY. THE STATE, THE MNA, THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, THE TOWNS, PRIVATE DONORS AND TWO HEALTH COMPANIES ARE NOW IN TALKS IN THE HOPE OF FINDING A POST CLOSURE BUYER TO REOPEN THE HOSPITAL. - CARNEY HOSPITAL IN THE WORKING CLASS AND IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOOD OF DORCHESTER CLOSED AFTER POTENTIAL PURCHASERS WERE REJECTED BY THE LANDLORDS MPT AND MACQUARIE, WHO SAW THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE FILTHY LUCRE BY CONVERTING THE PROPERTY INTO ITS REAL ESTATE VALUE, WHILE CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS STOOD BY FECKLESSLY. GIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE, SPEAKING AT THE (USELESS) DPH CLOSURE HEARING, FORMER CARNEY PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE CODMAN SQUARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, BILL WALZACK SAID, "YOU DON'T HEAR OF THIS BEING DONE TO HOSPITALS CALLED NEWTON OR WELLESLEY." WE, THE TOWNS, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ARE ENGAGED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND OPERATORS POST-CLOSING TO RESURRECT SOME OR ALL OF THE SERVICES OF THE CARNEY. III. BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL IN JANUARY OF 2024 OUR MEMBERS TOOK A LITERAL TWO-YEAR LEAP IN BRINGING THEIR WAGES AND BENEFITS UP TO COMPETITIVE LEVELS, WITH SOME MEMBERS SEEING WAGE INCREASES HIGHER THAN 30% OVER THE FIRST 12 MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY, WE FILED FOR A UNION ELECTION AMONG A GROUP OF 20 NPS, MIDWIVES, RNS AND LPNS EMPLOYED BY A PRACTICE OWNED BY AJH. 100% SIGNED MNA CARDS. ON 10/2/24 BILH SAID THEY WILL NOT INSIST ON AN ELECTION, AGREEING TO VOLUNTARILY RECOGNIZE THE WORKERS AS HAVING JOINED THE MNA! IV. MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMALL PARTNERS) DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE MERRIMACK VALLEY WE ORGANIZED MEMBERS AT THIS SITE, ABOUT 40 MEMBERS. THE NURSES WERE STRONG DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THEIR FIRST CONTRACT AND ENGAGED IN A SUCCESSFUL ONE-DAY THAT LED TO AN AGREEMENT ON THEIR FIRST CONTRACT. NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL THE UNIT ADDED ABOUT 40 MEMBERS AFTER A SUCCESSFUL NRLB ELECTION. THE UNIT IS CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING A NEW CONTRACT. MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL THE UNIT ADDED ABOUT 30 MEMBERS AFTER A SUCCESSFUL NRLB ELECTION. THE UNIT IS CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING A NEW CONTRACT. COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL THE CURRENT CONTRACT RUNS THROUGH 3/31/25, SO THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW AGREEMENT WILL BEGIN IN EARLY 2025. COOLEY DICKINSON VNA & HOSPICE NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT HAVE BEGUN FOR A CONTRACT THAT ENDS ON 12/31/24. BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL THE MEMBERS OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFIED A NEW CONTRACT ON SEPTEMBER 10TH. THE NEW CONTRACT IS FOR 2.5 YEARS AND CONTAINS ATB OF 15% AND A NEW TOP STEP AT 5%. WE ALSO SECURED NEW AND EXTENSIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY LANGUAGE AS WELL AS HEALTH INSURANCE CHOICE FOR THE NEXT TWO OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIODS CURRENTLY IF A NURSE DOES NOT SELECT THE MNA INSURANCE PLAN AT HIRE THEY HAD BEEN LOCKED INTO THEIR CHOICE. SALEM HOSPITAL (NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER) THE UNIT IS ENGAGED IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT. HOSPITAL AT HOME AND MGB VNA WE WON TWO (2) NLRB ELECTIONS IN 2024 TO REPRESENT THE NURSES AT THE HOSPITAL AT HOME PROGRAM AND AT THE MGB VNA. V. CAPE COD HEALTHCARE THE CAPE COD VNA REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT ON SEPTEMBER 6TH. THE ONE-YEAR WAGE INCREASES RANGE FROM 3.5% TO 10.5%. ALSO, THE NURSES ACHIEVED A CONTRACT PROVISION THAT RECOGNIZES TRAVEL IN CALCULATING UNITS PER DAY AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING UNIT ALLOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES SO THAT NURSES CAN MANAGE THEIR DAILY WORKLOAD. CAPE COD AND FALMOUTH HOSPITALS BEGAN NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT ON 9/20/24. VI. UMASS UNIVERSITY THE HOSPITAL HAS PURCHASED THE BEAUMONT FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET AND CONVERTED IT TO A FACILITY FOR MED SURG PATIENTS. IT WILL ADD 75 BEDS TO THE MEDICAL CENTER. OUR UNION SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED TO HAVE THE NURSES IN THE NEW FACILITY (OVER 100) JOIN OUR UNION AND OUR CONTRACT. MEMORIAL THIS PAST YEAR TWO NEW GROUPS SUCCESSFULLY FORMED UNIONS AND VOTED TO JOIN THE MEMORIAL CONTRACT. THE NURSES IN THE UMASS HOSPITAL AT HOME PROGRAM AND THE NURSES IN UTILIZATION REVIEW, WHICH HAVE ALWAYS BEEN KEPT OUT OF THE CONTRACT. THESE NURSES JOINED THE UNION AND GAINED FULL RIGHTS AND WAGES OF ALL THE OTHER UNION MEMBERS IN THE HOSPITAL. MARLBOROUGH WORKPLACE VIOLENCE HAS CONTINUED UNABATED IN THE HOSPITAL. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN AT THE BARGAINING TABLE FOR ALMOST A YEAR, THE SECURITY IN THE HOSPITAL HAS GOTTEN EVEN WORSE. THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE AND NURSES FROM ACROSS THE HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN COMING TO NEGOTIATIONS AND SHARING THEIR CONCERNS WITH MANAGEMENT AND YET THERE STILL IS NO ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT. MARLBOROUGH NURSES CAME OUT AND PICKETED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE DECADES! THERE WILL BE A CONTRACT, AND IT WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS, BUT THE NURSES ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING IT PROVIDES FAIR WAGES AND SAFE CONDITIONS. THREE DAYS AFTER THE PICKET, THE NURSES RETURNED TO THE BARGAINING TABLE AND ACHIEVED A TA THE COMMITTEE COULD RECOMMEND FOR RATIFICATION! |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (PART 2): | VII. SOUTHCOAST ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL THE NURSES AT ST LUKE'S HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THEIR UNION SINCE THE DAY THEY STARTED THEIR ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN. IN THIS LAST YEAR THESE NURSES PRESSURED THE HOSPITAL TO MAKE A MID-CONTRACT WAGE INCREASE AND THEY HAVE ALMOST CAUGHT UP TO AREA HOSPITALS. THEY ARE IN THE FINAL YEAR OF THEIR CONTRACT AND THE COMMITTEE AND REPS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING WALKTHROUGHS AND OPEN MEETINGS AND SURVEYS TO KEEP THE MEMBERS ENGAGED AND THEIR EYE ON THE PRIZE OF WHAT THEY CAN DO TOGETHER. TOBEY HOSPITAL TOBEY NURSES SETTLED A LANDMARK AGREEMENT WHICH PLACES NURSES ON THE WAGE SCALE COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE, SMOOTHS OUT THE STEPS AND RESULTED IN NURSES GETTING ON AVERAGE A 24% INCREASE IN THE FIRST YEAR. IN ADDITION, THEY MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO STAFFING AND OTHER WORKPLACE CONDITIONS. VIII. TENET FRAMINGHAM UNION THE FRAMINGHAM UNION NURSES WON THEIR ELECTION AND BEGAN THE PROCESS OF BARGAINING A FIRST CONTRACT WITH TENET ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT A FIRST CONTRACT AND THESE NURSES ARE UP AGAINST ONE OF THE MOST ANTI-UNION HOSPITAL SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD, DON'T BET AGAINST THE FRAMINGHAM NURSES, THEY ARE A SCRAPPY BUNCH READY TO JOIN THEIR SIBLINGS AT ST. VINCENT AND METROWEST NATICK AND DEMAND A STRONG FIRST CONTRACT IX. WESTERN MASS COOLEY DICKINSON WE WON A NUMBER OF GRIEVANCES FOR THE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INCREASING SOME NEWER HIRES ON THE STEP SCALE, ADDING THE CANCER CENTER NURSES TO THE CERTIFICATION BONUS, INCREASING THE PAY OF THE WOUND CARE RNS (WE ARGUED THAT THEY SHOULD BE ON THE HIGHER GRADE SCALE), AND WIPING THE DISCIPLINE RECORD FOR AN RN THAT WAS UNFAIRLY TREATED. BAYSTATE NOBLE BAYSTATE NOBLE REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT THAT GIVES ALL RNS A $6.25 INCREASE TO THEIR WAGES IN YEAR ONE. THIS RESULTS IN RAISES ANYWHERE FROM 11.5% TO 19%. THIS WAS A NECESSITY AS THE WAGES FOR NOBLE WERE FAR BELOW WHAT OTHER RNS MAKE IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL REGION. BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER THE EXCITING NEWS FROM BMC IS THAT THEY HAVE RE-OPENED THE NORTH ADAMS HOSPITAL. THEY NOW HAVE INPATIENT BEDS. BECAUSE OF THIS WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF IMPACT BARGAINING. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN IMPACT BARGAINING OVER THE NEW SURGICAL SERVICES IN NORTH ADAMS. BERKSHIRE VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION THE BVNA SETTLED THEIR FIRST CONTRACT. IT WAS QUITE A FIGHT AT THE END BECAUSE MANAGEMENT DID NOT WANT THEM TO HAVE A WAGE SCALE. AS A RESULT, THE MEMBERS DID MANY ACTIONS INCLUDING A PICKET AND BANNERING ON THE TOWN COMMON. FINALLY, MANAGEMENT CAME TO THEIR SENSES AND AGREED TO A WAGE SCALE. BAYSTATE NOBLE THE BVNA SETTLED THEIR FIRST CONTRACT. IT WAS QUITE A FIGHT AT THE END BECAUSE MANAGEMENT DID NOT WANT THEM TO HAVE A WAGE SCALE. AS A RESULT, THE MEMBERS DID MANY ACTIONS INCLUDING A PICKET AND BANNERING ON THE TOWN COMMON. FINALLY, MANAGEMENT CAME TO THEIR SENSES AND AGREED TO A WAGE SCALE. SMITH COLLEGE WE SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED SIX NEW MEMBERS INTO THE BARGAINING UNIT. SO NOW WE REPRESENT RNS, NPS AND LMHCS. CURRENTLY WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS AND ARE FOLDING THE THERAPISTS IN WITH THE NURSES. THE SMITH COLLEGE COMMUNITY IS VERY SUPPORTIVE, ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS. SO, WE ARE LOOKING TO BUILD OUT A COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW BARGAINING UNIT. X. PUBLIC SECTOR UNIT 7 WE SETTLED THIS YEAR'S UNIT 7 CONTRACT BACK IN FEBRUARY BUT STILL HAVE NOT SEEN THE FUNDING OF IT COME THROUGH THE LEGISLATOR. OUR UNIT 7 MEMBERS ARE OWED TWO ACROSS THE BOARD WAGE INCREASES. ONE FROM JAN. 1 THAT IS FOUR PERCENT, AND A SECOND ON JULY 1ST THAT IS FOUR PERCENT. WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW CONTRACT. THE STATE SET OUT PARAMETERS FOR ALL THE STATEWIDE BARGAINING UNITS AT 11% OVER 3 YEARS. MANY OF THE UNIONS HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED THAT BUT WE WON'T. OUR MEMBERS WORK TOO HARD AND HAVE BEEN THROUGH TOO MUCH TO SETTLE FOR 11% OVER 3 YEARS. WE DIDN'T SETTLE FOR THEIR PARAMETERS LAST YEAR, AND WE WON'T THIS YEAR. IN MAY WE DID A SUCCESSFUL PICKET AT TEWKSBURY HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTING THE UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS AT TEWKSBURY. IT IS NOT JUST TEWKSBURY THAT IS UNSAFE, BUT EVERY FACILITY IN UNIT 7. ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS IS THAT THEY GET FORENSIC PATIENTS THAT GET MIXED IN WITH THE CONTINUING CARE PATIENTS AND THIS CREATES A VERY UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE STATE IS NOT ADEQUATELY DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. WORCESTER SCHOOL NURSES WE SETTLED AND RATIFIED A 3-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH A 4% ATB IN THE FIRST YEAR, 3% ATB IN THE SECOND YEAR AND 4% IN THE THIRD YEAR. WE'VE ALSO ADDED A NEW TOP STEP AND REMOVED THE FIRST STEP TO GIVE BIGGER RAISES TO THOSE NURSES AT THE TOP OF SCALE. GRAFTON & METHUEN SCHOOL NURSES BOTH SETTLED THREE-YEAR CONTRACTS. NEWTON PUBLIC HEALTH DID A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION, AND WE ARE RESUMING SUCCESSOR NEGOTIATIONS IN THE FALL. INDEPENDENT FACILITIES ATRIUS WE SETTLED AND RATIFIED A 2-YEAR CONTRACT WITH HISTORIC WAGE INCREASES (16.5% TO THE TOP STEP OF THE RN SCALE AS AN EXAMPLE), INCREASED DIFFERENTIALS FOR WEEKENDS, EVENINGS AND NIGHTS, AND IMPROVED SCHEDULING LANGUAGE. HEYWOOD WE SETTLED A GOOD CONTRACT AT HEYWOOD WHILE THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN IN BANKRUPTCY. THE NEW CONTRACT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER INCREASES THAN IN YEARS PAST AND THEY HAD NO TAKEAWAYS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE MNA IS DIRECTED AND RUN BY THE MEMBERSHIP WITH AN ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. WITH REGIONAL COUNCILS IN FIVE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE STATE, MEMBERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE MNA ON LOCAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS. THE MNA ALSO PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE NURSING AND OTHER HEALTHCARE ISSUES ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE MEMBERS VOTE FOR THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAKE GOVERNING DECISIONS AT THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE MEMBERS VOTE FOR THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAKE GOVERNING DECISIONS AT THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEWING, APPROVING AND SIGNING THE FORM 990 TO THE PRESIDENT. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY DIRECTOR UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE MASSACHUSETTS NURSES ASSOCIATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE. ANNUALLY EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES AND TAKES WHATEVER ACTION IS NEEDED TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 - ACCOUNTING METHOD: | THE 990 IS PREPARED ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH ARE PREPARED ON THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE PRESENTED ON A MODIFIED CASH BASIS, WHEREBY THE ASSOCIATION'S DUES INCOME IS RECOGNIZED WHEN RECEIVED RATHER THAN ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. EXPENSES ARE RECORDED AS INCURRED. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. |
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