News: Registered nurses at Providence Hospital won their first ever collective bargaining agreement in a tentative settlement late Monday night. Key provisions of the agreement include important gains on safe staffing and a stronger voice for nurses in patient care decisions, guaranteed pay increases, and workplace protections. “From the beginning, this has always been about our ability to provide safe patient care,” said Donna Fleming-Cobey, a RN on an Intermediate Care Unit. “I am proud to say that Providence nurses have finally gained a voice in staffing and patient care.” Fleming-Cobey has worked at Providence for 18 years.
Here’s today’s labor history: On this date in 1943, President Roosevelt announced the end of the Works Progress Administration, concluding the four-year run of one of the American government's most ambitious public works programs. The WPA helped create jobs for roughly 8.5 million people during the Great Depression and left a legacy of highways and public buildings, among other public gains. And on this date in 1970, Cesar Chavez was jailed for 20 days for refusing to end United Farm Workers' grape boycott. Today’s labor quote is by Cesar Chavez: “The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.” Cesar Chavez, who also said: “You are never strong enough that you don't need help."
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