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Providence fights for $15; local march part of national day of action
On April 15th, Providence became one of over 200 cities to participate in a “National Day of Action to Fight for $15.” In a two hour march through downtown Providence, nearly 100 workers and activists...
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Students, faculty accuse PC of racial profiling and anti-unionism
Dr. Julia Jordan-Zachary The Providence College Coalition Against Racism held a press conference, followed by a march through the Providence College (PC) campus, “to protest the ongoing racial...
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Video: Late night Providence Hilton Boycott
Hotel workers and supporters protested for fair pay, fair treatment and fair union negotiations outside the Providence Hilton Hotel until almost midnight on May 15. The “block party” actually a protest...
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How a hotel developer divided organized labor in Rhode Island
Providence City Hall Michael Sabitoni, business manager for the RI Laborers’ District Council, was perhaps a bit misleading when he rhetorically asked RI NPR reporter Ian Donnis, “Why pick on this one...
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The Procaccianti Group still grinding employees for profit
Susana Ramirez worked at the Hilton for 13 years before her injury Hotel workers at the Providence Hilton and Renaissance hotels in downtown Providence are still working without a contract, and are...
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