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Representative Walsh joins the Rhode Island Political Cooperative as the group announce new candidates and policy proposals
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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