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WORCESTER, Mass., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The nurses of St. Vincent Hospital and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare will hold their third round of negotiations on Wednesday, with talks beginning at 10 a.m. as the nurses will present a comprehensive proposal to address the longstanding patient safety crisis that forced the nurses out onto the street on March 8.
This round of talks followed Tenet s presentation on Saturday, where the corporation for the first time made a long-awaited proposal that opens the door to a substantive discussion on the nurses main issue, which is the need for safer staffing levels to ensure safer patient care.
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WORCESTER, Mass., May 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The nurses of St. Vincent Hospital and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare held the second round of negotiations since the nurses launched their strike on March 8 today, where Tenet for the first time made a long-awaited proposal that opens the door to a substantive discussion on the nurses main issue, which is the need for safer staffing levels to ensure safer patient care.
The nurses negotiating committee will take the next few days to meet and carefully evaluate the hospital s proposal and will be back to the table for negotiations on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to present a comprehensive response on what nurses need to settle the contract and end the strike. At this time, the nurses will not be discussing the specifics of, or the value of, what the hospital has proposed, but see it as a positive step in the process.
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Members of the all-Democratic Massachusetts delegation praised President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night.
Marking his first 100 days in office, Biden extolled progress in the fight against COVID-19, pitched a $1.8 trillion investment in children and families, and advocated for new policy and spending on infrastructure and economic equality.
The speech was also noteworthy for marking the first time two women sat behind the president’s lectern: Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
See how the senators and some representatives from Massachusetts responded below:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Millions of mamas & daddies just let out a big sigh of relief that the @POTUS is fighting to fix our broken child care system. It’s going to take a much bigger investment to guarantee #UniversalChildCare and early learning. I’m ready to lead that fight all the way. #JointAddress
Calls grow for Michael Moriarty, state education board member from Holyoke, to resign
Posted Apr 29, 2021
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Michael Moriarty of Holyoke speaks during an April 20 meeting. His comments during a discussion of the state s school and district accountability system have prompted some Lawrence officials to call for his removal from the board.
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By Katie Lannan | State House News Service
A statewide teachers union and its Lawrence local are calling for a Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member to resign over comments he made at a recent meeting, days after three state lawmakers, several city officials and Congresswoman Lori Trahan also called for his removal.