Rhode Island AFL-CIO

06/25/2026

Amazing work by the members of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 328 !

06/25/2026

06/24/2026

With a bill signed into law yesterday, this bridge in Providence is now officially known as "The George Nee Bridge."

06/23/2026

06/21/2026

Senate’s Warwick delegation provides statement on strike vote by T.F. Green food service workers

STATE HOUSE – Senator Peter A. Appollonio Jr. (D-Dist. 29, Warwick), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) and Senate Rules, Government Ethics & Oversight Committee Chairman Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) today issued the following statement regarding the strike authorization vote by food service workers at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport:

“We stand with the food service workers, who have been without a contract for more than a year. Like everyone, they deserve fair working conditions and compensation. As the excitement over the World Cup has again demonstrated, the tourism and hospitality industry is extremely important for our state, and the workers who keep it running strong – including the airport’s food service workers – deserve to be treated fairly. We urge all parties to continue negotiations and to come to terms on a fair contract agreement.”

For more information, contact:
Greg Pare, Director of Communications for the Senate
State House Room 112
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 276-5558

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06/20/2026

Sharing this from last year to remind everyone why we march in PRIDE.

This Pride Month, we’re proud to be union, proud to be q***r, and proud to keep up the fight, say the presidents of the Rhode Island Laborers’ District Council and IFPTE local 400.

06/19/2026

Ocean State Media workers vote to unionize

PROVIDENCE – Staff members at Ocean State Media have voted to unionize with the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, according to a report by New England Public Media. Jessica Maher, SAG-AFTRA’s executive director for New England’s local chapter, told th...

06/18/2026

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06/16/2026

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