Protest to Save North Adams Regional Hospital

A community demonstration is being planned for Friday, 9:00 a.m. by several groups. The demonstration will take place an hour before the emergency room officially closes. If you want to become involved in this demonstration, contact Mike Wilbur at 413-663-9192 or just show up on Friday and demand answers. The upper administration of the hospital did not even care enough to give sufficient time for … Continue reading

The Patients of Massachusetts Need YOU!

The Patients of Massachusetts Need YOU at the State House on March 24! reprinted from www.massnurses.org Hearing Scheduled on Two Ballot Initiatives: The Patient Safety Act and the Hospital Profit Transparency and Fairness Act Help Send the Message that Safe Patient Limits Save Lives & Taxpayer Dollars Should be Dedicated Exclusively to Safe Patient Care and Needed Services When:  Monday, March 24 at 11 a.m. Where: … Continue reading

WILD in the Winter West

WILD Winter Program on International Women’s Day March 8th in Springfield, MA Women of all ages, are invited to be part of a cross generational conversation to share and explore challenges, concerns and common issues of importance to you. Join the conversation about how our unions and organizations can support caregivers and activists. UAW members who are interested in attending should contact jocelyn@uaw2322.org immediately in … Continue reading

Immigration Reform Rally

by Santiago Vidales On Saturday [September 21, 2013] Just Communities/Comunidades Justas, an immigrants’ rights organization from Springfield, MA., hosted a rally to support immigration reform at the national and state level. Here in Massachusetts we are pushing the legislature to approve two very important pieces of legislation. The Trust Act aims to eliminate the fear immigrant communities have of the police by ensuring that the … Continue reading