Butler Hospital announces closure of another 29 beds amid ongoing strike

BUTLER HOSPITAL will be closing another 29 beds as a result of the ongoing strike days after workers rejected management’s “last, best and final” contract offer. / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM

PROVIDENCE – Butler Hospital will be closing another 29 beds as a result of the ongoing strike.  On May 15, about 800 Butler workers represented by Service Employees International Union 1199 New England began an “indefinite” strike as contract negotiations with management fell through.  The staffing shortages caused by the strike led to Butler temporarily

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