Tag: Service Employees International Union
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...
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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