DHL workers in Pawtucket striking for livable wages and healthcare
July 1, 2022

DHL workers in Pawtucket striking for livable wages and healthcare

“I can’t afford healthcare. I’m single, on my own,” said DHL Worker Amber Fortier. “They offered 60%...

Seven on the Strike Line: Teamsters 251 Calling for Better Working Conditions
November 27, 2021

Seven on the Strike Line: Teamsters 251 Calling for Better Working Conditions

“They wanted to spit their rhetoric about why unions are bad and stuff like that,” said Charles...

Oped: Teamsters strike is a defense of Rhode Island jobs
October 5, 2021

Oped: Teamsters strike is a defense of Rhode Island jobs

17 weeks ago the drivers chose to strike. Johnson Brothers hired scabs, shipping in poorly-paid replacement drivers...

Shred-It workers in Pawtucket choose Teamsters Local 251
February 17, 2021

Shred-It workers in Pawtucket choose Teamsters Local 251

“We knew better than to fall for the company’s lies. I applaud my co-workers for sticking together.”...

RI Senate to hear $15 minimum wage bills today
February 3, 2021

RI Senate to hear $15 minimum wage bills today

Nearly one-third of all female workers, over one-third of Black workers and nearly half of Latinx workers...

A good first step – Rhode Island joins with other states to reduce transportation climate emissions
December 22, 2020

A good first step – Rhode Island joins with other states to reduce transportation climate emissions

“Too many communities across Rhode Island suffer from hazardous levels of air pollution and lack access to...

Press Release: More school bus workers join Teamsters Local 251
December 16, 2020

Press Release: More school bus workers join Teamsters Local 251

“These workers safely transport our most precious cargo, our children, to school every school day,” said Matt...

Lifespan continues to deny hazard pay to frontline workers, rewards managers
October 16, 2020

Lifespan continues to deny hazard pay to frontline workers, rewards managers

“Lifespan should know better, and Dr. Babineau should be ashamed of playing favorites with federal stimulus money.“...

Tentative agreement reached between Teamsters Local 251 and STA/Ocean State State Transit
January 22, 2020

Tentative agreement reached between Teamsters Local 251 and STA/Ocean State State Transit

A tentative agreement was reached last night between Teamsters Local 251 and Ocean State Transit, a subsidiary...

Strike vote taken by STA/Ocean State Transit school bus workers
January 14, 2020

Strike vote taken by STA/Ocean State Transit school bus workers

“The company gets paid very well with taxpayer dollars, but we get paid substandard wages. The company...

Teamsters Local 251: Providence needs to invest public money in the community
December 17, 2019

Teamsters Local 251: Providence needs to invest public money in the community

Partnership for Rhode Island Audit is Misleading and Biased The recent release of Partnership for Rhode Island’s...

Providence school bus drivers will strike on Thursday if no agreement is made with city
September 23, 2018

Providence school bus drivers will strike on Thursday if no agreement is made with city

The following is the official statement from Teamsters Local 251 Principal Officer and Secretary-Treasurer Matt Taibi on...

Hotel workers picket Omni Providence for fair wages, reasonable workloads and affordable health care
July 21, 2018

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...

Striking DHL workers picket La Quinta Inn where their out-of-state replacements are staying
June 14, 2018

Striking DHL workers picket La Quinta Inn where their out-of-state replacements are staying

The DHLNH strike in Pawtucket has been going on for over four weeks now. Driver’s at the...

Week five of the RI Poor People’s Campaign tackles education and jobs, begins to up the ante
March 2, 2020

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...

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