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 and parents involved with Providence …
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, reasonable workloads and affordable health …
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 unaffordable. There are no pension …
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 Right to Live, and the …
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 replacements. “We knew when we …
“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 the negotiations over healthcare at …
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 about 200 people at its …
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 state’s basement wage would affect …
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 the Providence City Council today …
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 Local 251, the Amalgamated Transit …
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