“Our decision to move forward with the strike on May 15 is not one any of us takes lightly but we know it necessary” - Dawn Williams, RN
Our decision to move forward with the strike on May 15 is not one any of us takes lightly but we know it necessary to make the drastic improvements we need to feel safe at work. After almost two months of negotiations, Care New England has failed to consider our proposals to offer needed training, raise wages and confront the workplace violence epidemic we experience almost daily. At the end of the day, if we don’t solve these core issues, it is our patients who will suffer the consequences from the revolving door of staff who refuse to put their safety in jeopardy for the low wages we earn.
Dawn Williams, Registered Nurse in Lippit 2, Intensive Treatment Unit and member of the negotiating committe
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District 1199 SEIU New England represents 29,000 health care and service workers in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Southeastern Massachusetts. In Rhode Island, 1199 SEIU NE represents almost 5,000 members. 1199 SEIU NE is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – a union of over 2 million members across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. SEIU has been a national leader in pushing the growing Fight for $15 and a Union movement.