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Rhode Island AFL-CIO

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80,000 union workers across the Ocean State, fighting for the working class every single day #solidarityisaverb 🍞🌹🌹

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Rhode Island AFL-CIO@riaflcio.bsky.social · 4d ago

“We were proud to be the lead plaintiff.” A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans.

Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-incom...

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Patrick Crowley@patcrowley401.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"Union organizers Jonathan Jacobs of SEIU 1199 and Autumn Guillotte of the AFL-CIO are also scheduled to speak at the rally. Guillotte told Rhode Island Current her plan is to talk about the need for workers to band together in order to protect democracy." 🍞🌹🌹

Organizers plan on Saturday’s No Kings rally to be Providence's biggest protest yet • Rhode Island Current

Providence organizers expect up to 50,000 people at Saturday’s No Kings rally, with protests, marches and speakers planned at the State House and in communities across Rhode Island.

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U.S. Senator Jack Reed@reed.senate.gov · 8mo ago

I’m a no on the DHS bill. Congress must step up to protect the rights of all Americans, enact needed safeguards, and ensure accountability. ICE is supposed to enforce the law and protect the public, not abuse your rights and trample on the people they serve.

Rhode Island AFL-CIO@riaflcio.bsky.social · 9mo ago

There's something happening here... "Benoit instead suggested that RIPTA’s board support a tax on Rhode Island’s highest earners to fill the agency’s remaining budget gap. It’s a move that he admitted he wouldn’t have supported in the past."

RIPTA once again counts on Gov. McKee to fill its budget gap • Rhode Island Current

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's board Thursday voted 7-1 to submit a fiscal year 2027 budget request with a nearly $14 million deficit to Gov. Dan McKee, with the hope either he or state l...

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Patrick Crowley@patcrowley401.bsky.social · last yr.

Check out this amazing commentary piece by my sisters @riaflcio.bsky.social Sec/Treas Karen Hazard and @ifpte.bsky.social Local 400 President Denise Robinson: "This Pride Month, we’re proud to be union, proud to be queer, and proud to keep up the fight" www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/26/m...

Pride and progress: How Rhode Island unions helped win LGBTQ+ rights - The Boston Globe

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

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Rhode Island AFL-CIO@riaflcio.bsky.social · last yr.

RI AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Karen Hazard and IFPTE local 400 President Denise Robinson on house organized labor has been essential for LGBTQ+ rights ✊🌈 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/26/m...

Pride and progress: How Rhode Island unions helped win LGBTQ+ rights - The Boston Globe

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

bostonglobe.com