Labor & Workers
Labor unions, workers' rights, and employment
UNAP: The strike is on at Rhode Island Hospital
Negotiations between the United Nurses and Allied Professionals and Lifespan management have concluded for the day. The strike at Rhode Island Hospital will begin today (Monday) at 3:00pm. This morning's meeting was ordered by the Federa...
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 bring attention to their fight for a new contract that includes fair wages, reasonable workloads and affordable health care. The wo...
Rhode Island Hospital receives 10-day strike notice from UNAP
Members of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5098 have issued a ten-day strike notice to Rhode Island Hospital. The strike will commence Monday, July 23 at 3:00pm and continue until Thursday, July 26, at 3:00pm. At...
Nearly $10 million in tax credits yet Tocci Building Corporation's Commons at Providence Station project still underpays workers
The Commons at Providence Station, the $54.1 million Tocci Building Construction project that runs from the Amtrak Station to the corner of Smith and Canal Streets in Providence ran afoul of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Train...
UNAP members conduct informational picket outside Rhode Island Hospital
The United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5098 conducted an informational picket outside the campus of Rhode Island Hospital on Friday. UNAP members are protesting a lack of resources and support from Lifespan as corporate...
Local labor and politicians react to Janus decision with determination
"The history of the AFL-CIO demonstrates that we have fought through far more adversity than on Supreme Court decision," said Rhode Island AFL-CIO President George Nee. "The AFL-CIO is an organization of unions and by its very nature we...
Brown University graduate employees sign landmark union agreement with administration
The labor union for graduate employees at Brown University, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees (SUGSE), signed an agreement today with the university for a free and fair union election for 1,400 graduate teaching and research assist...
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 company receive around $12-13 an hour and the health care on offer is unaffordable. There are no pension of retirement benefits. DHL drivers doing s...
Providence Teachers Union pickets Elorza's re-election announcement
Over 200 Providence public school teachers and supporters picketed Mayor Jorge Elorza’s re-election announcement at the Roger William Park Casino on Sunday. At issue are stalled contract negotiations between the union and the city. The P...
Striking DHL workers in Pawtucket hit four-week mark
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 first met the employer, between...