Woonsocket Radio News Room

UNAP Local 5067’s nurses and health professionals at Landmark Medical Center vote to ratify new three year contract 

 

Woonsocket, RI - UNAP Local 5067, representing roughly 360 nurses and health professionals at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, announced today that their members have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a three year contract with Prime Healthcare, owner of Landmark. The ratification vote took place on Monday, December 9, 2024. 

 

“The nurses and health professionals at Landmark serve our patients day in and day out – many times in very difficult circumstances – so we are pleased that we now have a contract that recognizes the hard work and sacrifice we make on a daily basis,” stated Maria Moniz, President of UNAP Local 5067. “The new agreement gives Landmark’s healthcare workers better job security, substantial wage increases, and improves working conditions. We believe this contract will help Landmark retain and attract qualified nurses and other healthcare workers – something that has been a major issue in recent years." 

 

The new contract included a number of improvements for UNAP members:

 

  • Wages were improved to include market adjustments for certain positions in order to compete in the market

 

  • Wage increases of 4% in year one, 3% in years two and three, with step increases for all eligible employees, resulting in increases of 5.75% in year two and 5.75% in year three for step eligible employees

 

  • A hard dollar freeze on employee contributions for the life of the agreement

 

  • 100% increase, equaling $180 per paycheck, for employees who opt-out of the health insurance with proof of alternative coverage

 

  • The ability to have healthcare provided outside of the Landmark network once such care is approved

 

Moniz concluded, "This is a big step in ensuring Landmark’s patients and their families get the highest level of care and the nurses and health professionals who serve them are treated with dignity and respect.”

 

The current contract expires on December 31, 2024. The term of the new contract will run from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028.    

Southern California is getting hit with more rain. The region has been getting drenched this week by a storm system that has caused some areas to be evacuated. The chance for some light rain is expected to continue through tonight and into the early hours of tomorrow morning before giving way to some sunshine. Some homes were buried in debris after heavy rainfall triggered mudslides in the mountain town of Wrightwood, about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles.        Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with President Trump this weekend. The Ukrainian leader said the Florida meeting will discuss efforts to end the nearly four-year war with Russia. He told reporters the U.S. and Ukraine will look to "finalize as much as we can." Zelensky added that a 20-point peace plan is "90-percent ready."        President Trump says the U.S. launched "powerful and deadly" strikes on ISIS terrorists in Nigeria yesterday. He said the strikes were directed at terrorists in the northern part of the country who he has accused of killing Christians. U.S and Nigerian officials confirmed the two countries worked together on the strikes. The Pentagon released video of at least one missile being launched from a warship.        The 2026 numerals that will welcome in the new year in Times Square are being tested today. Just days before New Year's Eve, the giant 2026 numerals are being lit up. They're seven feet tall and are illuminated by 589 L-E-D lights. And for the first time, they offer an array of colors and patterns. Each light puck, as they're called, is programmable so it can match the designs on the New Year's Eve ball.        With Christmas over, the season of returns begin. The National Retail Federation estimates nearly 15-percent of all purchased holiday items will be returned this year. And that's costing consumers. Seventy-two percent of retailers will be hitting folks with charges for returns -- up from 66-percent last year.        The University of Michigan is hiring Kyle Whittingham to become its next football coach. ESPN reports Whittingham will sign a five-year deal to assume the position after stepping down from the same role at Utah earlier this month. This comes after Michigan fired Sherrone Moore following allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a staff member and subsequent criminal charges.       

Old News Archives