Health CareSaturday, November 7
More than 200 Roger Williams Medical Center workers announce they're joining SEIU 1199NE
The 5AM Pawtucket team
If you or someone you know works at Roger Williams Medical Center, here's the news: workers announced Thursday they're joining SEIU 1199 New England. Two groups are involved, skilled maintenance workers and service and maintenance workers, including certified nursing assistants, dietary aides, psychiatric technicians, plumbers, electricians and HVAC technicians.
200+Roger Williams workers joining SEIU 1199 New England
The announcement came at a Thursday press conference.
Sources: SteveAhlquist.news, Providence Business News
At the press conference, a skilled maintenance worker said Roger Williams is losing skilled workers because other hospitals pay $8 to $10 more an hour. Another speaker called an 18-cent hourly raise offer "ridiculous."
- Announced: Thursday, at a press conference
- Hospital operator: Centurion Foundation
- Rhode Island AFL-CIO: 80,000 members, pledged support
Speakers pointed to pay as the reason for organizing
- $8 to $10
- more an hour at other hospitals, a skilled worker said
- 18 cents
- an hour: the raise a speaker said was offered
- 6 years
- without a raise in some cases, a speaker said
Source: SteveAhlquist.news
Separately, Providence Business News reported that Attorney General Peter F. Neronha's office is demanding another updated strategic plan from Centurion Foundation, which operates Roger Williams and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Centurion submitted a revised plan five weeks ago at his request.
Sources: SteveAhlquist.news, Providence Business News