On Monday, September 24, over 100 health care workers and allies gathered outside the RI State House to urge the Legislature to override Governor Carcieri's veto of a mandatory overtime bill that would prohibit hospitals from forcing nurses and nurse's aides to work beyond their scheduled shift, except in true emergencies. 

UNAP President, Linda McDonald, called the Governor's veto a "travesty," and accused the Governor of turning his back on patients and caregivers in Rhode Island.

 Click here to read Providence Journal coverage of the event.

 Click here to send an email to your State legislators urging them to override the Governor's veto. 
To urge the House leadership to override the veto, call 401-222-2466. 
To urge the Senate leadership to override the veto, call 401-222-6655. 

To read highlights of the mandatory overtime bill, click here. 
To read the complete mandatory overtime bill, click here.