UNAP News

Brattleboro Retreat Local Wages Successful Battle for One Year Contract

Success at the bargaining table

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Office Staff at VNS Vote Union

Office and clerical staff at the Visiting Nurse Home Care, formerly the Visiting Nurse Service of Greater Rhode Island, voted to join the United Nurses and Allied Professionals on April 19, 2012. They wasted no time in electing officers and getting to the bargaining table where they have joined with the nurses and home care aides who are already organized and negotiating for a new contract.

Kent Members Vote to Extend Contract

Members of the Kent Hospital Local approved a one year extension to their current contract. The current contract that was set to expire on June 30, 2014 will now run through June 30, 2015. The agreement locks in medical insurance premium splits through 2016 with pay raises of 2% each year plus steps and longevity increases.

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Renders Favorable Decision for the UNAP

Back in February of 2011, the UNAP was involved in a trial before Region 1 of the NLRB in Boston, MA.

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UNAP Local 5082 Continues Negotiations With Memorial Hospital of RI

Local 5082 of the UNAP has been in negotiations with management at Memorial Hospital of RI (MHRI) for a new contract since last May, and the negotiations continue into the New Year. The negotiations present a more complex set of issues than normal. MHRI has been in affiliation talks with Care New England for some time now and the Local wants to make sure that the affiliation and its impact on terms and conditions of employment is fully addressed. In addition, MHRI is looking to freeze the defined benefit pension plan and replace it with a defined contribution plan, which is of major concern to the Local. To date, no agreement has been reached.