In a press release, UNAP said, “UNAP represents nearly 2,300 nurses, technologists, therapists and allied health professionals at Rhode Island Hospital. Members have authorized the negotiating committee to issue a 10-day strike notice, if an equitable agreement cannot be reached. On Friday, Lifespan officials acquiesced to UNAP’s request for federal mediation. A representative from the Federal Mediation and Reconciliation Service has been assigned to work with both parties in seeking resolution.”
“We are aware that this is a challenging economic time for Lifespan, that all health workers need to be part of a ‘shared sacrifice’ to aid the hospital. But that’s a tough pill for our members to swallow when Lifespan continues to pay a small handful of top executives nearly $13 million a year,” said UNAP Local 5098 President Helene Macedo, RN, “The question must be asked: Who’s really making the sacrifice?”
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