Tag: Unions
New rule would make it easier for millions to unionize, but...
A new federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies...
Seven Stars Bakery union reaches first contract
PROVIDENCE – Seven Stars Bakery employees and management have reached their first contract agreement, the union announced on Thursday, which includes immediate and future...
U.S. supply chain under threat as unions, railroads clash
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Railroad engineers accepted their deal with the railroads that will deliver 24% raises but conductors rejected theirs, threatening the health...
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...
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...
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%...
Legislators question McKee’s plan to fund $3K state worker bonuses with...
PROVIDENCE – The question of how to fund a $3,000 bonus for state union workers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 is at the center...
‘Public health councils’ empower workers
In this bleak season of COVID-19, the protections we have are all the familiar ones: masks, social distancing and the avoidance of large indoor...
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...
R.I. had 4th highest share of workers represented by unions in...
PROVIDENCE – The share of workers represented by unions in Rhode Island was 19% in 2019, a 0.5 percentage point increase year over year,...
