Broadway’s union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.
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The latest on the Butler Hospital strike, preparing for hurricane season, and more
Butler Hospital announced plans this week to replace the roughly 800 unionized workers that have been striking for the past few weeks. We’ll hear about how we got here, and why it might not be so easy to fill those roles. Also, it’s hurricane season. Although New England rarely takes a direct hit, emergency officials want residents to remember the basics needed to get through a storm. We’ll share some of those tips. And we give you a preview of the summer festival season – starting with this weekend’s Providence Porchfest. Plus, Ian Donnis takes a look back on the week in Rhode Island politics.
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About 10,000 Amazon workers authorize plan to strike Thursday
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said workers in Atlanta, New York City, California and Illinois plan to join the picket line.
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Strike averted at Women & Infants Hospital
Women & Infants Hospital says it’s reached a tentative agreement on a new nearly three-year contract with members of the 1199 SEIU NE union. Frontline caregivers had voted last week to authorize a strike, citing uncompetitive wages and a refusal to bargain in good faith, among other things. Union officials said the hospital’s lack of […]
