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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.    

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