Courtney Threats, a social worker and part of the Butler Hospital union’s bargaining team, prepares to speak at a press conference outside the hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)
Butler Hospital’s unionized workforce declared Tuesday that they made “movement” on wages and health plan costs to hospital owner Care New England during hours of negotiations last week.
Care New England CEO Michael Wagner chose a different noun for the union’s counterproposal in an email he wrote last week: “Ultimatum.”…