Tag: Patrick Crowley
Work policies may need refresh after NLRB ruling
A recent National Labor Relations Board ruling may force employers of all sizes to rewrite their employee policy handbooks to meet a new legal...
AG: New wage theft law is pro-business, too
For more than four years Attorney General Peter F. Neronha sought to adjust an oversight in state law that he argues could have been...
A split over Alviti’s actions at RIPTA
Following R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti’s controversial appointment as the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s board chairman, transit advocates are divided on whether...
R.I. offshore wind proponents optimistic despite SouthCoast financing troubles
A second Massachusetts wind farm developer has hit economic headwinds and decided to renege on its contracts. Could Rhode Island’s projects be next to...
R.I. jobs growth from offshore wind unclear
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday boasted of the jobs that will accompany the state's ambitious renewable energy goals, including new state...
Environmental, labor leaders lay out plans for advancing R.I. green economy
PROVIDENCE - Tackling ambitious climate change goals and an economy still being dragged down by the aftermath of a pandemic might seem overly ambitious.
But...
Labor, environmental leaders team up on R.I. green-economy goals
PROVIDENCE – Free bus transit, clean energy heating systems in every public building and more bond funding for green initiatives are among the goals...
Five Questions With: Patrick Crowley, National Education Association of Rhode Island...
1. Before COVID-19, what was the most pressing labor issue for teachers? It was the state takeover of Providence public schools and what that...
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