Butler Hospital's unionized workers authorize strike as contract negotiations stall

Butler Hospital's unionized workers authorize strike as contract negotiations stall

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Hundreds of frontline staff at Butler Hospital are preparing to go on strike after management refused to address workers' "critical safety and economic concerns," according to the New England Health Care Employees Union (SEIU 1199NE). In a statement issued Friday morning, SEIU 1199NE announced that 91% of Butler Hospital's unionized workforce voted to authorize a strike. SEIU 1199NE, which represents more than 800 front…

Butler Hospital unionized frontline staff vote to authorize strike

Unionized Butler Hospital workers are seen during an informational picket outside the psychiatric hospital on Blackstone Boulevard in Providence on Monday, April 21, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current) In the absence of a new contract, Butler Hospital’s unionized workers are gearing up for a possible strike, union officials announced Friday morning. About 90% of the members of SEIU 1199NE, the union representing about 800 posi…

Butler Hospital’s unionized staff vote to authorize a strike - TPR: The Public's Radio

Unionized workers at Butler Hospital have voted to authorize a possible strike, saying the hospital’s operators at Care New England have refused to address concerns about workplace safety and wages.    Leadership of the SEIU District 1199 New England – which represents more than 4,000 workers in Rhode Island, including over 400 frontline staff at Butler […] The post Butler Hospital’s unionized staff vote to authorize a strike appeared first on T…