Elections 2018
Pawtucket City Council Candidate Forum: At-Large Candidates
Organized by David Norton from the Pawtucket Parents Alliance and moderated by Scott Rotondo, a forum held Saturday featuring at-large candidates for Pawtucket City Council …
Michael Araujo
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 …
Religion
Week five of the RI Poor People’s Campaign tackles education and jobs, begins to up the ante
The fifth week of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign A National Call for Moral Revival went slightly different from the weeks before. This week’s …
Religion
Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival kicks off
The Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival kicked off a six-week season of nonviolent direct action Monday afternoon in Providence. …
Labor
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 in partnership with Fuerza Laboral and Rhode Island …
minimum wage
Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers
I was late getting to room 212 at the Rhode Island State House, where the Senate Committee on Labor, chaired by Senator Paul Fogarty (Democrat, …
RhodyCare
Jobs With Justice launches RhodyCare campaign to ease the burden of caring for loved ones
“Everyone deserves the freedom to live full and healthy lives, as well as the ability to sustain their families,” said Rhode Island Jobs with Justice …
Tax Stabilization Agreements
Opposition grows against Tax Stabilization Investment Act in Providence
A unique and diverse coalition of community organizations, labor unions and concerned Providence residents co-signed a letter to Providence City Council President David Salvatore (Ward …
Labor
Will city and state tax credits be used to exploit vulnerable workers at the 78 Fountain St project?
Callahan Construction Managers has a long and detailed history of subcontracting work to companies accused of safety hazards, wage theft, project delays and neighbor complaints, …