What is the MNA?
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, a labor union of nurses, is attempting to become the exclusive representative of South Shore Hospital RNs. The MNA has tried and failed — at least three times — to organize SSH nurses.
The MNA is:
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A labor union, not a professional nurses organization
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A minor player, it represents less than 24% of the registered nurses in Massachusetts
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Militant, the MNA withdrew from the American Nurses Association (ANA) because the ANA was not militant enough
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A small fish, the MNA is part of the California-based union, National Nurse United
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Expensive, the MNA charges its members nearly $1000 a year in union dues
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Unprofessional, in the last two years, the MNA has authorized strikes at three hospitals and picketed at ten hospitals
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Ineffective, the same issues the MNA complains about at non-union hospitals exist at MNA-represented hospitals
The truth is, the MNA is just another labor union that represents nursing. They do so ineffectively and in an unprofessional manner while charging their members nearly $1000 a year for the privilege. The MNA is a poor fit for patient-focused, professional nurses at SSH. |
