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Butler Workers Renew Call for an End to Workplace Violence to Mark One Week Anniversary of their ULP Strike

Butler Hospital workers to converge at State House Rotunda with injury photos, testimony and updated statistics on the violence they experienced at work

22 May 2025

Butler Patient Services are Suffering from Replacement Workforce, Describes Frontline Union Workers

Providence - As Butler Hospital workers continue day six of their unfair labor practice strike, reports are emerging about the negative impact replacement workers are having on the quality of services provided to Butler patients, specifically wait times of up to an hour ...

20 May 2025

Hundreds of Butler Workers to Gather at the State House to Demand Fair Funding at 2PM TODAY

State House: Today, May 20 at 2PM, hundreds of striking Butler Hospital workers will converge at the State House in time for the House Budget Caucus at 3PM. They will call on lawmakers to ensure that any state funding intended for hospitals prioritizes the investment in ...

20 May 2025

Butler Hospital Announces the Termination of Striking Workers' Health Insurance by May 31, 2025

"This is incredibly disappointing, and I am truly scared for my life." - Brooke Huminski

19 May 2025

Day 3 of Butler Unfair Labor Practice Strike Begins with Solidarity Rally at Noon

Rhode Island AFL-CIO will lend support to striking workers with support rally

17 May 2025

Butler Unfair Labor Strike Continues with No Movement from Management

Yesterday, hundreds of Care New England workers hit the picket line as Women & Infants announced layoffs

16 May 2025

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Butler Hospital Workers Begin Unfair Labor Practice Strike to Improve Care & Safety

Across Care New England, frontline union workers are rejecting the status quo and demanding safer, quality healthcare and a living wage

15 May 2025

Butler Hospital Workers to Begin Unfair Labor Practice Strike Thursday at 6AM as Women & Infants Caregivers to Hold Info Picket

“I am very frustrated that Care New England let it get to this point and we feel we’ve been left with no choice but to strike.” - Niki Anthony, RN

14 May 2025

Butler Hospital to Spend $1.8 Million in Temporary Labor Ahead of May 15 Strike

"Instead of investing in its own workforce, Care New England plans to spend almost two million dollars to fly in out-of-state workers during the strike."

8 May 2025

A Record Number of Union Healthcare Workers Will Hold Direct Actions in May Across Rhode Island & Connecticut

Stretched to the limit, healthcare workers are demanding more from their employers and state leaders

7 May 2025