Unite Here!
Unite Here! Local 26 members and allies hold Labor Day picket outside the Omni Providence Hotel
“For a lot of our neighbors and friends Labor Day means having cookouts, doing back to school shopping, maybe go to the beach, but for …
Deya Garcia
Elections 2018
Candidates for Providence Ward 8 City Council attend a sometimes heated forum
All five candidates for Providence City Council Ward 8 attended the South Elmwood Neighborhood Association‘s Meet the Candidates Forum held at Centro Cristiano de Adoración …
Elections 2018
Candidates for Providence City Council answer tough questions on housing and poverty
Less than half of the candidates running for Providence City Council across all 15 Wards attended the PVD Housing Crisis City Council Candidate Forum on …
Unite Here!
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 …
Elections 2018
The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women announces endorsed candidates
Today the Political Action Committee of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Organization for Women (RI NOW PAC) is proud to endorse the following …
Immigration
Silent vigil held in opposition to family separation policy at the border
“I do this in part because someday my grandchildren will read about this in the history books and be distraught over the travesty and inhumanity …
Elections 2018
Jewelry District Association holds first Providence City Council candidate forum for 2018 election
The Jewelry District Association (JDA) held a Providence City Council Candidates’ Night moderated by JDA President Sharon Steele. Steele told me she invited every candidate …
Elections 2018
Jason Roias announces his candidacy for Providence City Council Ward 4
Jason Roias is running for Providence City Council for the seat currently occupied by Nicholas Narducci, who is finishing up his third term in office. …
Elections 2018
Let Women Lead – Women candidates hold meet and greet at Rhode Island State House
More than 13 women running for public office in Rhode Island held a meet and greet on the lawn of the Rhode Island State House …