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Rhode Island Hospital doctors ratify union contract

Headline from WPRI Providence

The contract ratification comes after hospital workers rejected a previous offer from Brown University Health in September, leading to a picket outside of Rhode Island Hospital earlier this month.

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WPRI Providence
Rhode Island Hospital doctors ratify union contract (opens WPRI Providence)
Published Oct 20, 2026
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The contract ratification comes after hospital workers rejected a previous offer from Brown University Health in September, leading to a picket outside of Rhode Island Hospital earlier this month.
The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Hospital resident physicians ratify first union contract (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Oct 21, 2026
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The contract includes pay increases, better retirement benefits and other improvements for the early career doctors working at Rhode Island’s largest hospital in Providence, also the flagship facility of Brown University Health.