Democratic City Councilors propose minimum wage increase for Cranston city employees
October 31, 2019

Democratic City Councilors propose minimum wage increase for Cranston city employees

Cranston City Council Members Steve Stycos and John Donegan introduce an ordinance to raise the minimum wage...

John Henry vs the robots
March 2, 2020

John Henry vs the robots

I wrote the piece below for RI Future in March 2015. It’s still relevant today, I think,...

No time to wait: The Rhode Island Senate needs to raise the minimum wage this year, and here’s how
March 2, 2020

No time to wait: The Rhode Island Senate needs to raise the minimum wage this year, and here’s how

Tell your Senator – tell all the Senators – that you want them to amend the 2020...

Barrington residents to vote on municipal minimum wage increase at Financial Town Meeting
March 2, 2020

Barrington residents to vote on municipal minimum wage increase at Financial Town Meeting

Jacob Brier is a member of the Barrington Town Council. He is proposing a $15 minimum wage...

Demanding Dignity: Caregivers for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities need a living wage
March 2, 2020

Demanding Dignity: Caregivers for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities need a living wage

Direct Service Providers are paid only $11 to $12 per hour. Family members of Rhode Islanders living...

Business interests mislead on the minimum wage
March 2, 2020

Business interests mislead on the minimum wage

As part of her budget proposal for the coming year, Governor Gina Raimondo is seeking an increase...

Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour
March 2, 2020

Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour

An open letter from the Demanding Dignity campaign, a coalition consisting of the RI AFL-CIO, RI Federation...

EPI report: Rhode Islanders are still struggling to meet basic needs
March 2, 2020

EPI report: Rhode Islanders are still struggling to meet basic needs

The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) publishes its Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) report twice a year...

Speakernomics tastes like trickle-down and oligarchy
March 2, 2020

Speakernomics tastes like trickle-down and oligarchy

“The economy is moving in the right direction,” said Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello...

Allan Fung in Burrillville
January 19, 2020

Allan Fung in Burrillville

Saying that he would put his “put my environmental record against this Governor’s any day,” Cranston Mayor...

Fair Pay Act and $15 minimum wage critically important, say advocates
March 2, 2020

Fair Pay Act and $15 minimum wage critically important, say advocates

Ahead of Rhode Island House Labor Committee consideration of bills concerning Fair Pay and a $15 minimum...

Testimony Project: Rhode Island Franchisee Association against a living wage
November 1, 2019

Testimony Project: Rhode Island Franchisee Association against a living wage

Welcome to UpriseRI’s Testimony Project. This project will make public and easily accessible the written testimony of...

Rhode Island business leaders optimistic about the future
March 2, 2020

Rhode Island business leaders optimistic about the future

Rhode Island business leaders are feeling optimistic. Over 53 percent of Rhode Island’s business leaders think the...

Minimum wage increases correlate with stronger wage growth for low-income women and men
March 2, 2020

Minimum wage increases correlate with stronger wage growth for low-income women and men

An “economic snapshot” from Elise Gould at the Economic Policy Institute shows that “when we compare states...

Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers
March 2, 2020

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...

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