October 31, 2019

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...

October 31, 2019

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...

October 31, 2019

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...

October 31, 2019

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...

October 31, 2019

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...

October 31, 2019

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...

October 31, 2019

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...

July 21, 2018

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...

July 13, 2018

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...

July 3, 2018

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...

June 29, 2018

UNAP members conduct informational picket outside Rhode Island Hospital

The United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5098 conducted an informational picket outside the campus of...

June 27, 2018

Local labor and politicians react to Janus decision with determination

“The history of the AFL-CIO demonstrates that we have fought through far more adversity than on Supreme...

June 21, 2018

Brown University graduate employees sign landmark union agreement with administration

The labor union for graduate employees at Brown University, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees (SUGSE), signed...

June 14, 2018

Striking DHL workers picket La Quinta Inn where their out-of-state replacements are staying

The DHLNH strike in Pawtucket has been going on for over four weeks now. Driver’s at the...

June 4, 2018

Providence Teachers Union pickets Elorza’s re-election announcement

Over 200 Providence public school teachers and supporters picketed Mayor Jorge Elorza’s re-election announcement at the Roger...