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Safeguarding Our Local Economies: Cooperative businesses on display at RI State House

Central Falls celebrates first co-op established in Rhode Island under new enabling legislation
October 31, 2019

Central Falls celebrates first co-op established in Rhode Island under new enabling legislation

Healthy Planet Cleaning Co-Op (HPCC) was co-founded in May, 2018, incorporated  under new legislation enacted in Rhode...
Workers Cooperative Academy graduates their second class
October 31, 2019

Workers Cooperative Academy graduates their second class

On Saturday, the Workers Cooperative Academy graduated its second class in a short ceremony held at Navigant...
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...
Maldonado bill to protect DREAMers heard in House Judiciary
October 31, 2019

Maldonado bill to protect DREAMers heard in House Judiciary

Representative Shelby Maldonado‘s legislation, H7982, was heard in the House Committee on Judiciary late Tuesday evening. The...
Born in the fires of a Trump presidency, Resist Hate RI contemplates its second year
December 12, 2017

Born in the fires of a Trump presidency, Resist Hate RI contemplates its second year

Last year, shortly after the Presidential Election, around a thousand people gathered in the cafeteria of Hope...
Will city and state tax credits be used to exploit vulnerable workers at the 78 Fountain St project?
February 27, 2020

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...
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