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Union representing Women & Infants caregivers ratifies labor contract with ‘groundbreaking’...

PROVIDENCE – Unionized caregivers at Women & Infants Hospital overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new contract with management, officially putting an end to a...

Women & Infants union workers to hold unfair labor practice picket;...

PROVIDENCE – Nearly 1,500 workers at Women & Infants Hospital voted to hold an unfair labor practice informational picket on Nov. 12. More than 2,000...

Union wants more training, staff at Women & Infants after it...

PROVIDENCE – Members of the Service Employees International Union 1199 New England recently held an informational picket demanding management at Women & Infants Hospital...
THE FORMER Elderwood nursing home in East Providence closed in May 2022, one of numerous nursing homes in Rhode Island to shutter under financial difficulties since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...

Union asks state to stop closure of Charlesgate Nursing Center

PROVIDENCE – Unionized caregivers at Charlesgate Nursing Center in Providence held a press conference on May 4 to urge the state to intervene in...

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...

Workers at Women & Infants to hold no-confidence vote

PROVIDENCE – After months of unrest at Women & Infants Hospital, unionized caregivers are holding a no-confidence vote. Members of Service Employees International Union 1199...

Caregivers at Women & Infants hold vigil to honor patients and...

PROVIDENCE – Front-line caregivers at Women & Infants Hospital gathered recently to hold a candlelight vigil to honor patients and caregivers amid an ongoing...
BUTLER HOSPITAL in Providence was one of the places where health care workers conducted  informational picketing recently because of what they say is subpar working conditions, which includes understaffing. COURTESY BUTLER HOSPITAL

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...

Butler workers hold informational picket asking hospital to address mental health...

PROVIDENCE – Unionized caregivers at Butler Hospital gathered for an informational picket on Nov. 10 to ask the hospital management to address the state’s...
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