Author: Sandy Eaton

From Benign Neglect to Active Assault

March 3, 2025 Sandy Eaton

by Sandy Eaton Over many years we’ve witnessed our state government’s benign neglect of the health needs of our diverse working-class communities. The demise of Steward Health Care last year laid bare the unwillingness of the Healey-Driscoll-Walsh Administration to address the devastating effects of such […]

Steward Health: The Market Has Spoken

September 10, 2024 Sandy Eaton

By Sandy Eaton “The market has spoken”. This could be an appropriate epitaph for Steward Health Care’s fourteen years of lies, corruption and greed. It could also be the motto of the Healey-Driscoll-Walsh Administration, as well as of House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President […]

Take On Tenet: Fighting for a Just Healthcare System Embedded in a Just Society

October 14, 2021 Sandy Eaton

by Sandy Eaton Twenty-one years ago, Worcester nurses faced off against the Tenet Corporation. Newly organized, they struck for forty-nine days to win a first contract. Then, as now, money wasn’t the main issue. The safety of patients and staff in a profit-driven healthcare system […]