Nearly 800 frontline Butler Hospital staff begin bargaining with Care New England to confront Rhode Island’s behavioral and mental healthcare crisis

Competitive wages, better staffing and safer working conditions are among workers’ contract demands
Over a Hundred Essential Care Workers and Supporters Hold a COVID-19 5-Year Remembrance Event and Call for Critical State Funding

“The work of healthcare heroes is far from over. We need the state to invest in the healthcare system that stands as a pillar of strength and hope for its people.”
Women & Infants Frontline Staff Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Averting Unfair Labor Practice Strike

Additional details will be available upon ratification 
In an historic year of Care New England contract bargaining, Women & Infants caregivers to release results of vote to engage in informational picketing in response to the Hospital's immoral and unlawful behavior

Nearly 3,000 CNE workers set to bargain union contracts over next six months
Groden Center Caregivers of Children with Autism Begin Three Day Strike for a Living Wage and Safer Staffing

“We as staff don’t feel valued, supported or even safe.”
Groden Center Caregivers of Children with Autism Vote for a Three Day Strike Starting September 11, 2024

Low wages are driving a staffing shortage that impacts safety and education
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