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Women & Infants and Butler Hospitals, along with other affiliates that make up Care New England, have been vital parts of the Rhode Island community for generations. As the executive vice president of District 1199 SEIU New England, I have the honor of representing about 2,400 nurses and other health-care professionals who provide care at
Connecticut
31,000 workers at Stop & Shops across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have gone on strike. Management at Stop & Shop presented their “final offer” to their workers, which included significant cuts to healthcare, massive increases (over 100% in some cases) to workers’ health care premiums, and replacing wage increases with so-called bonuses. All in
Connecticut
I write to you today, my union brothers and sisters, to announce my retirement as President of SEIU 1199 New England effective December 31, 2018. I have served over 40 years at 1199 – that’s 44 and a half years to be exact – and it has been a tremendous privilege to be involved in
Rhode Island
SEIU District 1199 New England is soliciting information to gauge the interest and cost associated with contracting with an entity to administer and maintain a substitute pool to be accessed by family child care providers under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the State of Rhode Island to coordinate the usage of approved