Labor & Workers
Labor unions, workers' rights, and employment
As UNAP and Lifespan continue negotiations, an informational picket at Miriam
"We return to the bargaining table today with clear intent and renewed purpose. Bedside caregivers have been disrespected and devalued by wealthy hospital executives for too long and our members are resolved to change the toxic culture t...
Still without a contract, UNAP holds informational picket outside Miriam Hospital
Members of United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5098, conducted an informational picketing outside Miriam Hospital on Tuesday, to let people know that workers are still without a contract. "Lifespan executives remains woef...
Still without a contract, UNAP holds informational picket outside Rhode Island Hospital
Members of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5098 resumed informational picketing outside Rhode Island Hospital on Monday. "We're here today to let people know that we're still working without a contract and that we...
UNAP: Union members at Rhode Island Hospital vote 'no confidence' in Lifespan's Babineau and Van Bree
Members of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5098, at Rhode Island Hospital have overwhelmingly voted "no confidence" in Lifespan CEO Timothy Babineau and Hospital President Margaret Van Bree. Union members passed a...
Groden Center educators picket for safer classrooms and living wages
Educators at the Groden Center schools in Providence and Coventry picketed on the East Side of Providence to demand safer classrooms for their students and living wages for staff. The informational picket comes less than a week after WPR...
First day of hospital strike a raucous and crowded day of defiance
With the union and Lifespan unable to come to an agreement for a new contract, nurses and other medical professionals at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital went on strike at 3pm as promised. Lifespan kicked most of the...
UNAP: The strike is on at Rhode Island Hospital
Negotiations between the United Nurses and Allied Professionals and Lifespan management have concluded for the day. The strike at Rhode Island Hospital will begin today (Monday) at 3:00pm. This morning's meeting was ordered by the Federa...
Hotel workers picket Omni Providence for fair wages, reasonable workloads and affordable health care
Hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 26 workers and allies picketed outside the Omni Providence Friday evening to bring attention to their fight for a new contract that includes fair wages, reasonable workloads and affordable health care. The wo...
Rhode Island Hospital receives 10-day strike notice from UNAP
Members of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5098 have issued a ten-day strike notice to Rhode Island Hospital. The strike will commence Monday, July 23 at 3:00pm and continue until Thursday, July 26, at 3:00pm. At...
Nearly $10 million in tax credits yet Tocci Building Corporation's Commons at Providence Station project still underpays workers
The Commons at Providence Station, the $54.1 million Tocci Building Construction project that runs from the Amtrak Station to the corner of Smith and Canal Streets in Providence ran afoul of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Train...