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Boardman: 46,000 Rhode Islanders lost jobless benefits this fall. Hiring didn’t budge
November 27, 2021
Seven on the Strike Line: Teamsters 251 Calling for Better Working Conditions
“They wanted to spit their rhetoric about why unions are bad and stuff like that,” said Charles...
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...
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...
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