Tag: Jesse Martin
Nursing home law remains in limbo amid uncertainty about fixes
A law enacted three years ago intended to ensure quality care at Rhode Island nursing homes has yet to be enforced, and no one...
Nursing homes not hopeful relief coming from state leaders
With only a month left in the legislative session, state leaders appear no closer to solving the unprecedented crisis facing Rhode Island’s nursing homes.
Bleeding...
A maskless step toward normalcy
As hospitals across the state make masks optional for patients and staff for the first time in three years, health care leaders feel confident...
Health care leaders, Magaziner address workforce shortages
WARWICK – Drastic workforce shortages are rippling through every area of the health care sector and continuing to impact patient care across the state,...
Union membership on the rise in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Union membership rates in Rhode Island increased year over year in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, reversing course...
Labor unrest simmers at hospitals
Health care workers across the state are grappling with a mix of low pay and poor working conditions that is driving colleagues away from...
Approved school bus company contract increases hours, wages for union workers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island school bus drivers, monitors and aides are guaranteed an extra 7.5 hours of weekly work and a 19% pay bump...
Five Questions With: Jesse Martin
Jesse Martin | Executive vice president, Service Employees International Union 1199 New England
1. What are the most significant challenges facing SEIU 1199 membership and how...
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