What Massachusetts Nurses Association does

The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) is a nonprofit labor union founded in 1903 and headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, representing approximately 23,000 registered nurses across the Commonwealth. It is the largest union of RNs in Massachusetts, operating through five regional councils and representing nurses at over 50 healthcare facilities including major hospital systems such as Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Baystate Medical Center, UMass Memorial Medical Center, and Boston Medical Center. The organization's core function is collective bargaining representation, labor advocacy, and workplace protection for nursing professionals, supplemented by legislative advocacy on safe patient staffing limits and workplace violence prevention.

MNA's product and service portfolio extends beyond labor representation to include continuing education programs delivered via the Hippotlian CE Platform and five regional locations, labor school training for organizing and strike activities, online reporting forms for unsafe staffing and workplace violence incidents, career services, member discounts (including the MNA Traveler group tour program), and the affiliated Massachusetts Nurses Foundation (MNF) for scholarships and research. The union generated its most recent legislative win in November 2025 when the workplace violence prevention bill H.4767/S.1718 passed the Massachusetts House with bipartisan support, developed in partnership with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association and 1199SEIU Massachusetts.

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring membership dues from individual RN members; no specific revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Governance is member-controlled through an elected Board of Directors, with Joe-Ann Fergus, RN, PhD, appointed as Executive Director in October 2025 following the retirement of Julie Pinkham. The organization operates autonomously with no parent company and is affiliated with the Massachusetts Nurses Foundation for charitable activities.

Name

Massachusetts Nurses Association

Legal name

Massachusetts Nurses Association

Website

https://massnurses.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Massachusetts Nurses Association is a nonprofit labor union founded in 1903 representing approximately 23,000 registered nurses across Massachusetts through collective bargaining, labor advocacy, continuing education, and legislative lobbying on safe patient staffing and workplace safety.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Canton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: MNA generates revenue through membership dues from its 23,000 registered nurse members across Massachusetts healthcare facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Massachusetts Nurses Association is a labor union and professional association providing collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation support, and labor action coordination for approximately 23,000 registered nurses across more than 50 Massachusetts healthcare facilities. It supplements core representation with continuing education programs (in-person at five regional sites and via the Hippotlian CE Platform), Labor School training, legislative advocacy on safe patient limits and workplace violence prevention, career services, and member benefits such as discounts and group travel.

Product overview

The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) is a labor union founded in 1903 representing approximately 23,000 registered nurses across Massachusetts. The organization operates as a single unified union with a comprehensive range of member services and advocacy programs. The core offering is union membership providing collective bargaining representation and labor advocacy. Supporting services include: (1) Continuing Education Programs through the Hippotlian CE Platform and five regional in-person locations; (2) Labor School training for union activities including strikes, negotiations, and organizing; (3) interactive reporting forms for unsafe staffing, workplace violence, and ICU violations; (4) the Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program; (5) Career Services with resume assistance and nursing program discounts; (6) Member Discounts including the MNA Traveler group tours; (7) Safe Patient Limits advocacy and legislative efforts; (8) the Massachusetts Nurses Foundation (MNF) for scholarships; (9) professional resources including the Accepting/Rejecting Work Assignment Guide and Impaired Practice Guidebook; (10) an Annual Convention; and (11) the Rosemary Smith Memorial Golf Tournament fundraiser. The organization is structured across five geographic regions with Regional Councils providing local governance and representation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 71% of nurses report patient care quality has worsened over two years, driving need for MNA advocacy
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Massachusetts Health & Hospital AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025MNA collaborated with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association and 1199SEIU Massachusetts to develop the workplace violence prevention bill H.4767/S.1718, which passed the House with bipartisan support in November 2025.
• 1199SEIU MassachusettscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025MNA worked with 1199SEIU Massachusetts as part of a broader BMC Union Coalition representing over 7,000 workers, and jointly developed workplace violence prevention legislation.
• Boston City CouncilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoston City Council voted on a resolution supporting Brigham nurses in their efforts for fair wages, affordable healthcare, and safe working conditions.
• Greenfield City CouncilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGreenfield City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting Baystate Franklin nurses fighting for a fair contract and safe patient care.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA): State-level RN labor union and professional association representing tens of thousands of nurses in New York. Directly comparable to MNA as a similarly structured statewide nurses union with collective bargaining, legislative advocacy, and continuing education programs.
• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East: Major healthcare labor union that has partnered with MNA on the Massachusetts BMC Union Coalition and workplace violence legislation. Represents similar healthcare workforce populations across collective bargaining and advocacy.
• Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA): State-level professional association and collective bargaining agent for nurses in Pennsylvania. Directly comparable to MNA as a similarly scoped state nurses association with dual advocacy and labor functions.
• Michigan Nurses Association: Michigan's state nurses association and labor union representing RNs across collective bargaining units and legislative advocacy. Directly comparable in scale, scope, and operating model to MNA.
• Washington State Nurses Association: Statewide nurses union and professional association in Washington. Comparable to MNA as a similarly structured state-level RN union with collective bargaining, CE, and legislative advocacy programs.
• Oregon Nurses Association (ONA): Oregon's state nurses association functioning as both professional association and labor union for RNs. Directly comparable to MNA in dual advocacy/bargaining role and membership-driven nonprofit structure.

Broad incumbents

• National Nurses United (NNU): The largest U.S. nurses union, operating nationally and affiliated with state-level affiliates including California Nurses Association. Comparable to MNA in mission and structure but operates at national scale rather than single-state focus.
• American Nurses Association (ANA): National professional association for registered nurses providing advocacy, credentialing, and continuing education. Comparable to MNA's professional resource and CE offerings but operates at national scale and historically less labor-focused.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): Large national union representing healthcare and service workers, with overlapping Massachusetts membership in healthcare via 1199SEIU. Comparable as a major labor counterpart for healthcare workforce representation and policy advocacy.

Others

• AFL-CIO: National labor federation overseeing affiliated unions across industries. Comparable to MNA as the broader labor ecosystem in which nurses unions operate, and relevant for understanding national labor movement dynamics affecting MNA's positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/massnurses
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@MassachusettsNursesAssociation
• Facebookfacebook.com/massnurses
• Instagraminstagram.com/massnurses
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/massachusetts-nurses-association-mna

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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