Labor & Business

August 23, 2021

“Apathy is a Worker’s Disaster”: Teamsters 251 on the Johnson Brothers Strike, How you can help, and Why it matters

“Apathy is a worker’s disaster,” said Teamster Matt Maini. “What we need is for people to understand that workers around the world are the same, and their struggle is your struggle.”...

July 29, 2021

Fatima Hospital workers hold informational picket as contract talks stall

“While top Prospect executives recently pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars in dividend payments and Fatima Hospital...

June 28, 2021

No compassion for workers at Greenleaf dispensary in Portsmouth

“I think cannabis should be legalized, absolutely, but it shouldn’t be legalized so that rich white men...

June 3, 2021

After long battle, Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act becomes law

Previous to the mandated 3.8 hours, there was no specific number in place regarding patient care, said...

May 20, 2021

The minimum wage in Rhode Island will be $15 – in 2025

“This pro-family legislation will raise wages for 112,000 Rhode Island workers who have spent the last year...

May 19, 2021

Rising inequality and stagnant wages was the goal of government policy says EPI report

Far from being the unfortunate and unavoidable result of apolitical market forces such as technological change and...

May 12, 2021

PVD City Council endorses sex work criminalization study commission

“The reality is, legalized or not, sex work continues to exist in Rhode Island and without regulation...

May 11, 2021

A $15 minimum wage is within Rhode Island’s grasp – But there’s more to do

“We were able to pass this bill because of the years and years of hard work of...

March 22, 2021

CUPS organizing story: From unionization to worker-owned co-op café

The story of CUPS Cooperative – a worker owned, unionized Providence Café – in pictures....

February 23, 2021

Catching up with COYOTE RI and the legislation important to sex workers

“There’s no one more opposed to sex traffickers than sex workers,” says COYOTE RI’s executive director Bella...

February 17, 2021

Shred-It workers in Pawtucket choose Teamsters Local 251

“We knew better than to fall for the company’s lies. I applaud my co-workers for sticking together.”...

January 21, 2021

As General Assembly convenes, nursing home workers rally for safe staffing and fair wages

“The General Assembly’s failure to pass this legislation has perpetuated a racist system of poverty wages and...

January 18, 2021

Workers at Carvalho Grove nursing home in Fall River picket for hazard pay during Covid outbreak

“All we want is to be treated fairly and to be able to take care of our...

December 16, 2020

Press Release: More school bus workers join Teamsters Local 251

“These workers safely transport our most precious cargo, our children, to school every school day,” said Matt...

October 20, 2020

State lawmakers send letter urging Lifespan to do right by frontline hospital workers and support staff

“If Lifespan is truly committed to investing in their “talented and dedicated employees”, as stated on the...

October 16, 2020

Lifespan continues to deny hazard pay to frontline workers, rewards managers

“Lifespan should know better, and Dr. Babineau should be ashamed of playing favorites with federal stimulus money.“...

October 16, 2020

Hotel workers in Providence rally to guarantee their jobs after the pandemic

December 8, 2020

UFCW and Ocean State Cultivation Center agree to finalize union contract

October 3, 2020

Bannister Nursing Home supporters and caregivers hold march for safe staffing and fair wages

October 2, 2020

Bannister Nursing Home caregivers begin 3-day strike to demand safe staffing and better wages

September 18, 2020

RI’s first unionized coffee shop needs your support to become worker-owned

September 14, 2020

School bus drivers and monitors authorize work action against Durham

September 1, 2020

IATSE marches across Providence to draw attention to the plight of theater workers

July 31, 2020

Governor Raimondo intervenes ahead of nursing home strike; commits to fair resolution of safe staffing issue

July 30, 2020

With a month to go before school starts in Cumberland, school bus company won’t negotiate contract in good faith, say workers

July 31, 2020

Elected officials and community groups out in support of ready to strike nursing home workers

July 30, 2020

Representative Williams calls out State House racism

July 23, 2020

Nursing home caregivers rally at State House for safe staffing and fair pay

July 20, 2020

Two more nursing homes announce strike deadlines amid National Strike for Black Lives

July 16, 2020

Safe staffing bill killed by House leadership; Strike pending at nursing homes

July 2, 2020

What can be done to improve the outcomes for Black and Brown businesses in Rhode Island?

July 1, 2020

Current status of Black and Brown-owned businesses in Rhode Island? D+

June 23, 2020

RI nursing home caregivers rally at State House to urge immediate passage of safe staffing legislation

June 18, 2020

The Workers First Caravan for racial and economic justice

June 10, 2020

NEA Tiverton takes vote of no confidence in Superintendent

June 4, 2020

Brown University graduate workers win tentative union contract in First for Ivy League

May 27, 2020

NEA Rhode Island: Lay-off notices? Just follow the rules

May 22, 2020

Essential workers deserve hazard pay, so where are we with that?

May 22, 2020

Small Business Tips & Tricks: Why Aren’t You Incorporated?

May 16, 2020

NEARI holds car rally, lauches website in defense of fired NEA Tiverton President

May 9, 2020

Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity shares ‘urgent concerns and recommendations’ for reopening RI