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LAWRENCE E. PURTILL will retire as president of the National Education Association of Rhode Island on Dec. 30. / COURTESY NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF RHODE ISLAND

NEA R.I. President Purtill to retire in December

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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...

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CRANSTON – The National Education Association of Rhode Island announced Tuesday that its executive committee voted unanimously on Monday to call on Gov. Gina...

MICHAEL J. YELNOSKY, who has served as Roger Williams University School of Law dean for four years to the week, along with public sector union leaders and other academics, comments on the local impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31. PBN FILE PHOTO / COURTESY JULIE BRIGIDI/OGGI PHOTOGRAPHY

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Paul A. Doughty, Local 799 Providence Firefighters union president, says he’s not concerned about possible membership drops or financial woes after a June 27...

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