Tag: Unite Here Local 26
Omni Providence Hotel, union workers ratify contract
PROVIDENCE – Following a strike authorization vote, unionized workers at the Omni Providence Hotel this week ratified a new contract.
With the agreement, workers will...
Omni Providence Hotel workers authorize strike
PROVIDENCE – Workers at the Omni Providence Hotel voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, the UNITE HERE Local 26 union announced Wednesday night.
After a...
Bally’s, unionized Twin River Casino workers reach tentative agreement
LINCOLN – Unionized Twin River Casino workers and Bally's Corp. have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a potential strike.
The agreement...
Twin River Casino union employees, Bally’s extend contract for 2 weeks
LINCOLN – Bally's Corp. and the union representing Twin River Casino workers Thursday agreed to extend their current contract, which was set to expire...
Training on core skills still crucial in crisis
While many workforce-development initiatives in Rhode Island are aimed at training people in highly skilled labor, such as pipefitting and computer-assisted manufacturing, others seek...
R.I. sees mass layoff notices from 2 companies
PROVIDENCE – Two companies in Rhode Island have filed notices with the state that they had laid off a combined 231 employees, according to...
Omni Providence Hotel, three Newport hotels closing in response to coronavirus
PROVIDENCE – The Omni Providence Hotel will be closing March 23 until June 1 because of the coronavirus crisis, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Thursday...
Providence has several tax-stabilization policies to woo developers. Plans to have...
New residents already have started moving into one of downtown Providence’s oldest commercial buildings, occupying efficient, modern apartments that have taken spaces once afforded...
Unite Here workers oppose Paolino’s TSA request for new hotel
PROVIDENCE – More than 20 people carrying signs showed up to a Dec. 28 City Council finance panel meeting in opposition to former Mayor...
Providence Renaissance Hotel housekeepers ratify first union contract
PROVIDENCE – Seven years after requesting a process for union representation, housekeeping employees at the Renaissance Providence Hotel voted 25-1 to ratify their first...
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