Local nurses have voted in favor of joining the Massachusetts Nurses Association.
FRAMINGHAM - UPDATE: 1/12/24 AT 10:25 A.M.: MetroWest Medical Center has released the following statement in the wake of nurses at Framingham Union Hospital voting to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association on Wednesday: "We value our nurses and respect their decision to be represented by the MNA. We intend to bargain in good faith once the union is certified by the National Labor Relations Board.”
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Framingham Union Hospital nurses have voted in favor of forming a union.
Nurses at the hospital, which is a part of MetroWest Medical Center, approved the motion to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) by a 188 to 37 tally on Wednesday, January 10. The MNA is the largest union for registered nurses in the state. After 278 nurses initiated the process of seeking union representation back in September, the MNA is now primed to represent the medical professionals in collective bargaining. The MNA did note that the results still need certification from the National Labor Relations Board.
Nurses such as Kelley Cutler—who works on the med surgeon telemetry floor at MetroWest Medical Center and who has been a part of the organization for seven years—have expressed concerns related to pay scales, safety for patients as well as workers, and staff retention as motivation behind their efforts in supporting a union.
“I really think a union would help with these things and help retain good, experienced nurses, and also have the ability to onboard more nurses that will want to stay at the hospital and make it a safer and better place,” Cutler said in an interview with The Frame prior to Wednesday’s vote.
President of the MNA Katie Murphy accused Tenet Healthcare Corp.—the Texas-based company that operates MetroWest Medical Center—of “trying to strip nurses of their right to vote” and purposely delaying the union election back in November. The Framingham City Council also unanimously moved prior to the turn of the new year to call on Tenet to permit the vote.
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Framingham's Troop 12 announced last week they would be establishing their first girls' troop.
Esta semana no The Frame: O prefeito Sisitsky informa que o plano de construir um novo centro comunitário sofreu um revés devido à falta de financiamento federal, uma licença especial para construir um prédio residencial de três andares perto do Lago Waushakum foi negada pelo Conselho de Apelações de Zoneamento e uma olhada na Tropa 12 de Framingham, enquanto meninos e meninas locais progridem de escoteiros para escoteiros.
This week on The Frame: Mayor Sisitsky advises that the plan to build a new community center has hit a setback due to a lack of federal funding, a special permit to build a three-story residential building by Waushakum Pond is denied by the Zoning Board of Appeals, and a look at Framingham’s Troop 12, as both local boys and girls progress from cub scouts to scouts.
