The following is the official statement from Teamsters Local 251 Principal Officer and Secretary-Treasurer Matt Taibi on the Providence First Student Strike: “In consideration for the hardship for the children …
Hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 26 workers and allies picketed outside the Omni Providence Friday evening to bring attention to their fight for a new contract that includes fair wages, …
The DHLNH strike in Pawtucket has been going on for over four weeks now. Driver’s at the company receive around $12-13 an hour and the health care on offer is …
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 theme was Everybody’s Got a …
It has now been four weeks that DHLNH workers in Pawtucket, seeking better pay and affordable health care, have been on strike, as owner Phil Walker continues to employ scab …
“We were told it’s a single man’s job and that if you don’t like it, don’t have kids,” said Matthew Maini from Teamsters Local 251. I had just asked about …
Postponed from last month due to poor weather, the Rally to Commemorate Dr Martin Luther King was held at the Roger Williams National Memorial on Saturday, drawing a crowd of …
Today marked the launch of a coordinated campaign to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023 and to guarantee fair pay for all workers. Raising the …
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 14) and the rest of …
Rhode Island State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) announced his endorsement by five important labor groups on Monday. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199 New England, Teamsters …
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