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AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka On President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 10:19am

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Leaders are judged not just by what they say but to whom they listen. President Obama’s speech tonight shows that he has listened to the single mom working two jobs to get by, to the out-of-work construction worker, to the retired factory worker, to the student serving coffee to help pay for college.

 

By laying out a vision of an America that can create jobs and prosperity for all instead of wealth for the few, the President voiced the aspirations and concerns of those who are too often ignored. 

Rhode Island Unions Help Raise more than $8,500 For Salvation Army: Union members volunteer to ring kettle bells at Unionized Supermarkets

Wed, 12/21/2011 - 1:48pm

 


Providence, RI - On December 3rd, dozens of Rhode Island Labor Union members fanned out across the state to ring kettle bells for the Salvation Army as part of the 14th Annual Union Christmas Kettle 
Day. Organized by Working Rhode Island, the union volunteers spent their time at 28 Stop and Shop Supermarkets, Shaw’s Supermarkets and the Eastside Marketplace, who’s workers are represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. From Westerly to Woonsocket, the union members volunteered more than 500 hours of their time and raised approximately $8,500 in one day for the Salvation Army.


 

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In Rhode Island, 8,800 Will Lose Unemployment Aid on Jan. 1 Unless Congress Acts Now!

Wed, 12/14/2011 - 2:45pm

Last week, as part of a national day of action on unemployment and jobs sponsored by the AFL-CIO, the Rhode Island AFL-CIO joined with thousands of union members and community allies across the country to call on

 
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congress to reauthorize the unemployment insurance benefit program. The Rhode Island AFL-CIO and Working Rhode Island thanked our congressional delegation for their leadership and commitment to helping the unemployed who have been hit hardest by the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression and ask for their continued support.

RHODE ISLAND RANKED #2 NATIONALLY IN WORKER SAFETY

Thu, 04/28/2011 - 11:32am

 

New report finds Rhode Island’s on the job fatality rate is 1.4 per 100,000 workers

Providence, RI— Rhode Island ranks second nationally in a new report on worker safety released by the AFL-CIO this week. The 20th annual Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect (http://www.aflcio.org/issues/safety/memorial/upload/dotj_2011.pdf) report finds that the on-the-job fatality rate for Rhode Island workers is 1.4 per 100,000, less than half the national average of 3.3 per 100,000.

Warwick Independent School Employees (WISE) Re-affiliates with Rhode Island Council 94, AFSCME, AFL-CIO

Wed, 12/15/2010 - 3:06pm

 

North Providence - Rhode Island Council 94, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO announced that the Warwick Independent School Employees has voted to join the state's largest public employee union.

Cherie Nickerson, president of WISE, explained, “The membership of  WISE voted overwhelmingly to join RI Council 94 because the knowledge, experience and strength of AFSCME is exactly what our union needs as we face difficult contract and workplace issues.” 

13th Annual Rhode Island Labor Union Kettle Day December 4th

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 1:53pm

 

13th Annual Rhode Island Labor Union “Kettle” Day
Labor helps Rhode Islanders this Christmas Season
 
Rhode Island AFL-CIO President George Nee, along with hundreds of union members and their families, volunteer to be bell ringers and help “stand” the Salvation Army Christmas kettles this Saturday, December 4th at stores across Rhode Island.

From Huffington Post: Look to Rhode Island for How to Target Anti-Labor Democrats

Wed, 09/22/2010 - 2:50pm

By: Mike Elk

The state's labor movement did something about unfriendly Dems

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Yesterday, during a UE union rally here outside Morgan Stanley's office, I heard a speaker ask the crowd, "The Republicans think you all aren't motivated enough to vote for Democrats this year. You all are motivated to vote for the Democrats right?"

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Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:08pm

RHODE ISLAND AFL-CIO UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSES SECRETARY OF STATE RALPH MOLLIS BID FOR RE-ELECTION

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 9:10am

 

Providence, RI— The Executive Board of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, representing over 80,000 union members across the state, has unanimously voted to endorse Secretary of State Ralph Mollis' re-election bid in the 2010 Primary and General Elections. Secretary Mollis' record of fair, open and honest government during his tenure as Secretary of State was the major factor in the board’s endorsing the Secretary's re-election bid. 

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Comprehensive Financial Reform

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 11:18am

Washington, DC- Today’s vote represents a historic shift of power—away from big bankers and CEOs to working families and Main Street.  For years, big banks have profited on the backs of working families. Millions of working families lost their jobs and still can’t find work because of the reckless and selfish actions of Wall Street and the big banks.

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