“The MNA is behind John Kerry because of his strong record and continued commitment and dedication to the nursing profession and patient safety,” said Karen Higgins, President of the MNA. “We have had the honor and distinction to work first hand with him on a myriad of nursing and health care issues over the past several years. In each case, he has been attentive, pro-active and action oriented.”
The MNA highlighted specific actions by Kerry in announcing their endorsement. Kerry personally spent 15 hours with staff and nurses and convinced management to resolve a 102-day nurses strike at Brockton (MA) Hospital. Kerry has also filed legislation that would place strict limits on mandatory overtime for nurses. Kerry sponsored and spearheaded passage of the Nurse Reinvestment Act and secured its funding to provide educational and scholarship incentives for those entering the nursing profession. Kerry is also pushing a law to protect health care whistleblowers, calling for enforcement of workplace safety regulations and he supports the rights of health care workers to organize and bargain collectively.
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