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Members of United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5098 vote to ratify three-year contract at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Members of UNAP Local 5098, representing nurses and health professionals at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital, voted today to approve a three-year contract that gives them an agreement through March 31, 2028. The vote took place today at Rhode Island Hospital, starting at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m.

“After a difficult series of negotiations, we are pleased to have reached an agreement that provides our members with a better contract than Brown University Health’s prior ‘last, best, final offer’ that was rejected by our membership,” stated Local 5098 President Frank Sims R.N. “The new contract offers job security, wage increases, a lump-sum bonus payment, improved working conditions, and substantial improvements to the rules governing employee safety and protection against workplace violence. While this contract agreement is a step in the right direction, the future of health care in Rhode Island remains uncertain. Our union will continue fighting daily to ensure the hard-working nurses and health professionals at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital are protected and treated fairly, so we can retain and attract qualified nurses and health care professionals to care for our patients.”

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