Tag: Labor Unions
New 5-year agreement between RISD, Local 251 notes pay raises for...
PROVIDENCE – More than 60 union workers at the Rhode Island School of Design returned to work Wednesday after the arts college and Teamsters...
Tentative agreement reached between RISD, Local 251
PROVIDENCE – There soon may be labor peace at the Rhode Island School of Design.
The arts college announced late Monday that college officials and...
RISD union employees on strike again after contract negotiations fail
PROVIDENCE – Two weeks after holding a one-day strike, union employees at the Rhode Island School of Design walked off the job again Monday...
Union employees at RISD go on strike
PROVIDENCE – More than 60 union employees at the Rhode Island School of Design walked off the job Thursday morning, with some picketing outside...
Union membership on the rise in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Union membership rates in Rhode Island increased year over year in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, reversing course...
Savoy Bookshop & Café employees unionize
WESTERLY – Employees at Savoy Bookshop & Café unionized Monday, with workers and ownership reaching a voluntary recognition agreement.
Employees at the 10 Canal St....
Report: R.I. still a top state for unions, but down from...
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island remains a top 10 state for union strength, according to a report by SmartAsset, but dropped six spots from last...
NEA R.I. President Purtill to retire in December
CRANSTON – A longtime leader within Rhode Island’s largest labor union will call it a career at the end of the year.
The National Education...
Nursing homes in peril across R.I. need a financial lifeline
The worst of the deadly health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may be behind us, but nursing homes across the state continue to be...
NEA R.I. names Barden new executive director
CRANSTON – The National Education Association Rhode Island did not have to look too far to find a new executive director.
The labor union that...