Striking DHL workers demand healthcare and living wages
May 11, 2018

Striking DHL workers demand healthcare and living wages

“We were told it’s a single man’s job and that if you don’t like it, don’t have...

Rally to Commemorate Dr Martin Luther King
May 6, 2018

Rally to Commemorate Dr Martin Luther King

Postponed from last month due to poor weather, the Rally to Commemorate Dr Martin Luther King was...

Labor organizations rally against wage theft and employee misclassification Station Row project in Providence
April 22, 2018

Labor organizations rally against wage theft and employee misclassification Station Row project in Providence

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 11 held a rally Saturday afternoon...

Painters union volunteers give new Tides Family Services building a much needed upgrade
April 22, 2018

Painters union volunteers give new Tides Family Services building a much needed upgrade

Over 20 painters from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 11 volunteered...

Let’s keep building
April 22, 2018

Let’s keep building

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s address to North America’s Building Trades Unions in Washington DC on April...

Business groups want wage discrimination bill with teeth to be defanged
October 31, 2019

Business groups want wage discrimination bill with teeth to be defanged

The Senate Labor Committee started Wednesday’s hearing on two wage discrimination bills with only two Senators in...

Eastland Food Products workers stage one-day strike
February 27, 2018

Eastland Food Products workers stage one-day strike

150 Eastland Food Products workers went on a one-day strike Tuesday for better benefits, working conditions and...

Eastland Food Products workers target Whole Foods over fair wages
February 9, 2018

Eastland Food Products workers target Whole Foods over fair wages

Workers for Eastland Food Products, located in Cranston, were handing out flyers outside of Whole Foods on...

Providence Teachers Union pickets Elorza’s State of the City Address
January 19, 2020

Providence Teachers Union pickets Elorza’s State of the City Address

Hundreds of Providence public school teachers and supporters picketed Mayor Jorge Elorza’s State of City Address on...

UNAP, Care New England reach agreement to save jobs at Memorial Hospital
December 19, 2017

UNAP, Care New England reach agreement to save jobs at Memorial Hospital

The United Nurses and Allied and Professionals (UNAP) Local 5082 and representatives from Care New England (CNE)...

UNAP files lawsuit to preserve healthcare services and jobs at Memorial Hospital
December 8, 2017

UNAP files lawsuit to preserve healthcare services and jobs at Memorial Hospital

United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5082 filed a lawsuit in Superior Court today in an...

Rhode Island is the only New England state relying on anti-labor, ALEC-inspired preemption clauses
November 30, 2017

Rhode Island is the only New England state relying on anti-labor, ALEC-inspired preemption clauses

No other state in New England has passed even one preemptive labor law. Rhode Island has passed...

Nurses want to know: What are Care New England’s plans for Memorial?
November 27, 2017

Nurses want to know: What are Care New England’s plans for Memorial?

Care New England announced the closing/down-sizing of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket on October 17,...

Memorial Hospital shutting down intensive care unit
December 5, 2017

Memorial Hospital shutting down intensive care unit

“On Friday, Care New England officials notified Memorial Hospital medical staff that they were going to close...

Democratic Party recommits to labor with A Better Deal
November 3, 2017

Democratic Party recommits to labor with A Better Deal

The Democratic Party‘s economic agenda has doubled down on its commitment to workers and unions with A...

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