PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence City Council President Rachel Miller wants to amend a city ordinance that would exempt striking union workers from receiving costly noise violations.

The amendment to the ordinance will be introduced at Thursday night's council meeting.

Workers at Butler Hospital, represented by SEIU 1199NE, have been on strike since May 15. Staff are demanding higher wages, stronger job safety measures and better benefits, and continue to walk the picket line amid a contract dispute with Butler and its parent company, Care New England.

Earlier this week, the hospital started posting job listings to permanently replace the unionized workers, which hospital leadership said was a "necessary decision" amid the "ongoing indefinite" labor strike.

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