‘It’s time to listen’: Protesters demand action on homelessness as pallet shelters sit empty
On Wednesday, Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness and advocates voiced frustration over the state’s response to the ...
New URI report gives US a ‘D’ grade for human rights, ranks nation 66th globally
The University of Rhode Island initiative found 62 percent of the world’s 195 countries received failing grades for their ...
Advocates call for emergency declaration to house the homeless during winter
In the shadow of the Rhode Island State House Wednesday, protesters begged the governor to declare a state of emergency to ...
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Union workers at R.I. hospital vote to protest ‘unfair labor’ conditions amid contract negotiations
Last year, workers at the facility, a leading health care provider in Rhode Island for women and newborns ... on Wednesday that she voted to protest “unfair labor” practices at the hospital ...
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University facilities, dining and library staff and shuttle drivers protest contract negotiations
Last Friday, union representatives from Teamsters Local 251 and United Service and Allied Workers of Rhode Island picketed on ...
17 arrested during Men’s March counter-protest, including Rep. Katherine Clark’s daughter
The 17 people arrested ranged in age from 18 to 52 and were from Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Students rally to save Providence school programs from chopping block
This comes as a Rhode Island Superior Court Judge issued a decision Friday in a long-running dispute over a state law saying ...