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SEIU 1199NE Bus Drivers, Monitors, and Aides Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with First Student
Today, SEIU 1199 New England bus drivers, monitors and aides announced a tentative contract agreement with their employer, First Student, thereby averting an open strike planned for November 2 at 5:30AM. Workers announced the intent to strike after contract negotiations stalled after the 275 employees who work in the Lincoln, West Warwick and Cranston bus
Nursing Homes
Examining Long-Term Care in America: The Impact of the Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Watch as Adelina Ramos, a Certified Nursing Assistant testifies before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic has posed to nursing home residents and staff and what measures can be adopted to ensure nursing homes are better equipped to protect residents and staff in the future.
Nursing Homes
Workers at Providence nursing home return to their jobs after three-day strike.
The union representing about 100 nursing assistants, maintenance workers and other staff at Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Providence began a three-day strike on Friday over demands for mandatory minimum staffing levels and pay increases. Unionized workers returned to their jobs at the Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Monday morning, after a
Rhode Island
Political Scene: Union efforts raise stakes in Providence House race
The downside to legislating during campaign season looks like the union-backed fliers asking why incumbent House members “turned their back” on nursing home residents during COVID-19 that hit doorsteps this month. In a normal year, interest groups can punish or reward lawmakers for action or inaction in the year gone by, but by the time
RI Nursing Home Workers Postpone Strike Plans for August 5th
BREAKING: Nursing home workers have announced they will postpone their plans to strike on August 5 at the urging of Governor Raimondo who has pledged to end the staffing crisis: “My office is fully committed to working with the Legislature and the leadership of SEIU District 1199 to reach a fair resolution of the staffing
Demand an end to the lethal status quo in nursing homes
Since April, Rhode Island nursing homes have received over $50 million dollars in state and federal funding in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This is on top of the $242 million they made in profit from 2017-2018. Raise the Bar on Resident Care held a press conference to call for immediate investment in nursing home safe staffing by passing the Nursing
Nursing Homes
RI lawmakers push for better protection in nursing homes
Although the numbers are down in Rhode Island, there is an urge to better protect the state’s most vulnerable population in the wake of COVID-19. Nursing home residents are the most vulnerable to the virus and now Sen. Maj. Whip Maryellen Goodwin and Rep. Scott Slater, along with a group called “Raise the Bar,” are
From Covid-19 to Police Accountability, Let Us Breathe – A Letter from President Rob Baril
PDF Version – Available Here: https://bit.ly/2XBGGOR Disponible en español aquí: Desde Covid-19 hasta Responsabilidad Policiaca, Queremos Respirar
‘We are in a war zone, and we’re scared for our lives’ – Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — They sound like soldiers, facing an enemy both invisible and treacherous. At the hospitals, they care for the sick and prepare for a surge of COVID-19 patients. At the nursing homes, they try to protect their fragile residents against a virus that’s sickened and killed dozens of other elderly people. The nurses