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PART OF A MOVEMENT: Some of the physician residents who organized a union at Rhode Island Hospital are all smiles after a vote to join Service Employees International Union’s Committee of Interns and Residents.
COURTESY COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS

Unionized physician residents: How might it change care?

When Dr. Ben Raymond-Kolker graduated from medical school, he had his sights set on a medical residency program at Rhode Island Hospital. But it...

Nee retiring as president of Rhode Island AFL-CIO next month

PROVIDENCE – George H. Nee, longtime president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, has announced that he will retire on Oct. 11.  “I appreciate the confidence...

Mass. ballot question would give Uber and Lyft drivers right to...

BOSTON (AP) – Drivers for ride-hailing companies in Massachusetts are pushing ahead with what they describe as a first-of-its-kind ballot question that could...

R.I. legislation would extend retirement savings to all workers

PROVIDENCE – More than 4 in 10 Rhode Island workers don’t have access to retirement savings plans through their job. Legislation recently introduced in the...

Suddenly, the new U.S. union movement

In a result that could reverberate across the U.S., the independent Amazon Labor Union – first formed in 2020 by Chris Smalls, an Amazon.com...

Providence nursing home workers begin three-day strike

PROVIDENCE – More than 40 nursing home workers lined both sides of Dodge Street in front of Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in...

R.I. launching $45M ‘back to work’ program

PROVIDENCE – The state will use $45 million of its federal stimulus funds to create a workforce development initiative to provide training and coaching...
GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO announced plans to allocate $45 million of COVID-19 relief funds to workforce development programs for those left jobless due to the pandemic. PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Raimondo announces $45M in workforce development for the unemployed

PROVIDENCE – In an effort to break down traditional barriers to hiring, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced on Tuesday an investment of $45 million...

Women’s Fund of R.I. grants $120K to 7 nonprofits to advance...

PROVIDENCE – The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island will provide $120,000 in grant funding to seven local nonprofits over the next two years for...

Crawford Health caregivers strike, claiming unfair labor practices, low wages

FALL RIVER – Caregivers at Crawford Health and Rehab, represented by the Service Employees International Union District 1199 New England, began a three-day strike...
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