💜✊🏾 On Juneteenth, we honor the fight for freedom and justice—and recommit to standing strong for dignity, equity, and respect in every space. Read more about what Juneteenth means from @usatoday: usatoday.com/story/news/nat… #Juneteenth #UnionStrong #SEIU 💪🏾 💜

SEIU 1199NE has joined SEIU members in D.C. to defend Medicaid from $1.3T in cuts that would threaten healthcare for 16M people. #HandsOffMedicaid #ThisBillKills #MedicaidSavesLives

💥 Victory Alert 💥The RI Department of Labor & Training has awarded Butler Hospital workers unemployment retroactive to June 1, 2025 when the employer first announced it would seek to permanently replace them, ruling it a lock-out. #RISEIU1199NE #RI1199NE #ButlerStrike new-england-healthcare.prowly.com/410364-ri-depa…

💜 💜 💜 Early this morning, Butler Hospital workers joined New Beginnings, a local food kitchen dedicated to serving home-cooked meals throughout the greater Woonsocket area. We are proud to stand with them in their mission to offer nourishment, body and soul! #RISEIU1199NE

REPUBLICAN cuts are threatening Medicaid. Thank you Elizabeth Warren & Chris Murphy 🟧 for standing with SEIU to protect it. We’re committed to fighting back together! #HandsOffMedicaid #ThisBillKills #MedicaidSavesLives #SEIU 💜✊🏾

🎆🎇 Both inside and outside the hospital, Butler caregivers are committed to serving the community they love. Recently they headed over to volunteer at The Food Pantry at St Raymond's Church to support those in need. #butlerstrike #riseiu1199ne

👉New OpEd by Butler RN, Daniel Musula: "This is not just any strike. This is the longest hospital lockout in RI history – and it should matter to everyone who cares about our health care system, our working families, and the values we say we stand for. providencejournal.com/story/opinion/…

BREAKING: "State regulators said Butler Hospital failed to protect patients’ right to receive care in a safe setting when the psych. hospital .. allowed an unlicensed medical assistant to insert an intravenous catheter into three patients" The Public's Radio 89.3FM thepublicsradio.org/health/rhode-i…

🚨 Mary Marran has now admitted that Butler Hospital has closed two psychiatric units due to lack of enough staff, denying patients the care they need in the midst of an ongoing mental health crisis.thepublicsradio.org/labor/butler-h… #ButlerStrike #RISEIU1199NE

A heartfelt thank you to Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos for joining caregivers from Butler Hospital and Women & Infants in their fight for safety, dignity and improved patient care from Care New England #ButlerStrike #RISEIU1199NE

#WhyWeStrike Dave Pagliaro has been part of social services at Butler Hospital for 41 years. For the last eight weeks, he has been away from the job he loves to do. For his patients, there is no substitution for the skills, dedication and passion by long time staff like Dave.

🎗️ TWO MONTHS - 62 days, 1,488 hours, 89,280 minutes, or 5,356,800 seconds - since Butler workers began our ULP strike. But in all that time, never once has Mary Marran or Mike Wagner joined us at the bargaining table. wearebutler.org #RISEIU1199NE #ButlerStrike

👉 On the same day Butler Hospital workers went on strike, Women & Infants sent layoff notices to at least 9 employees; the latest in a pattern of intimidation by Care New England prompting 34 state lawmakers to send a letter urging them to change course. providencejournal.com/story/news/hea…

📢BREAKING: Tomorrow, 7/23, hundreds of frontline caregivers at Women & Infants will hold an informational picket to DEMAND Care New England 🚫 STOP🚫 its anti-union, unlawful behavior and its negative impact on patient care. new-england-healthcare.prowly.com/415154-women-i…

👨‍⚕️ As a RN at Butler Hospital, Dave Mosher is deeply committed to providing quality mental health care to his patients. He never expected be on strike for so long to improve their quality of care. independentri.com/opinion/articl… #RI1199NE #Butlerstrike Photo credit: Dom Sagolla.sindayiganza

💜 NEW Boston Globe Rhode Island OpEd by Courtney Threats, Butler Hospital Social Worker: "Unfortunately until Michael Wagner stops demonizing — and starts valuing — the workforce that made his health system a success, we will have no choice but to continue our fight." bostonglobe.com/2025/07/28/met…

💜 🙏 Butler caregivers are fighting for a better future not just for themselves, but for their patients, their hospital and the entire community they serve. Here are some ways you can help support them in their efforts! 👇#ButlerStrike #RISEIU1199NE

💪In the last few weeks, Butler Hospital workers have channeled their time & devotion in partnering with community organizations, volunteering over 1,400 volunteer hours! 🫵JOIN US by visiting wearebutler.org for upcoming volunteer opportunities! new-england-healthcare.prowly.com/417432-butler-…

⭐ MEMBER HIGHLIGHT⭐Mark Cunningham works on the adolescent unit and has been serving others at Butler for 24 and a half years! Now, he brings that same spirit of commitment to community service, extending his support to those who need it. #butlerstrong #riseiu1199ne

📆 This week hits the three month mark of Butler workers' ULP strike. Caregivers gathered today to discuss the movement they have been in their latest counterproposal to end this lockout and get back to patients. youtube.com/watch?v=G-kMk7… SteveAhlquist.Substack.com #ButlerStrike