Democratic Convention Calls For Baystate Health to Respect Nurses’ Union Rights

Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United, June 7, 2012 Springfield - The 2012 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention has passed a resolution condemning Baystate Health for their blatantly anti-union activities and called on them to respect the unionized nurses and return to the table and bargain in good faith. The nurses and their supporters needed to get 50 delegate signatures for their resolution to be voted on. After only a few hours of signature gathering the nurses had more than 650 delegates signed on. Among those who signed the petition were several State legislators and numerous local elected officials. ... Democratic