Tag: Teamsters Local 251
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...
Teamsters at RISD authorize strike over wages, health care, retirement package
PROVIDENCE – The unionized custodians, groundskeepers and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design have authorized a strike, Teamsters Local 251 announced on...
A rank and file revival: New labor movement hits R.I.
Starbucks customers swinging through the drive-thru on a June morning in Warwick were greeted by something many weren’t expecting: a group of baristas and...
Brown’s prescription: Will latest failed merger end the university’s bid for...
The dream, as Brown University leaders described it, included Providence’s Jewelry District filled with biotech companies spun off from discoveries made by an “integrated...
Pandemic causing shifts in R.I. union membership
Rhode Island remains one of the most unionized states in the country, but the percentage of union members among its workforce dropped from 17.8%...
Is union influence waning in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island remains the most unionized state in New England, but the percentage of union members among its workforce dropped from 17.8% to 15.7%...
Union claims victory as sale of McLaughlin & Moran falls through
PROVIDENCE – Teamsters Local 251 is claiming a victory after the planned acquisition of Cranston-based McLaughlin & Moran Inc. by Mancini Beverage fell through.
Bill...
Brewing battle over distribution of beer, wine and liquor
The wholesale distribution of beer, wine and liquor in Rhode Island long has been managed by multiple businesses. Now, a proposed acquisition of one...
Unions still powerful in R.I.
Labor unions may be losing power nationally, but they remain a strong presence locally, as a brewing dispute over beer delivery in the Ocean...
R.I. Hospital, Teamsters union agree to 5-year contract agreement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital and Teamsters Local 251 have reached a five-year contract agreement that became effective April 1, the hospital announced.
According to...
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