In case you were wondering, President Trump is STILL deeply unpopular in Rhode Island. scholars.unh.edu/survey_cente...

I honored to say that earlier this afternoon I was unanimously elected Chairperson of the @ripta.com Board of Directors. Looking forward to working with the administration, staff, union members, and the rider community to making RIPTA the best public transit agency in the country. 🚍🚎👍

Happy to announce the I am joining the United Way of Rhode Island Board of Directors thelocalinsidernews.com/united-way-a...

United Way appoints new board chairperson, elects members - The Local Insider News

PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island has announced the appointment of a new board chairperson and the election of four new members to its Board of Directors. Together, they bring valuable expertise...

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@govdanmckee.bsky.social names 4 members to RI Board of Education: former Sen. @sandriscano.bsky.social and @riaflcio.bsky.social Secretary-Treasurer Karen Hazard to Council on Elementary & Secondary Education, and Dr. Arthur-Paul Petrosinelli and Alan Tenreiro to Council on Postsecondary Education.

"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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Senate Republicans have another opportunity today to join Democrats, immediately fund TSA, & put an end to the chaos they’re fueling at our airports.

"It’s encouraging that it seems the party in general has embraced the idea that we need to have a fairer tax structure. That’s a paradigm shift 20 years in the making." rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/11/h...

How to win voters and influence revenue: McKee, Foulkes embrace millionaire’s tax in different ways • Rhode Island Current

Both Gov. Dan McKee and his Democratic rival Helena Buonanno Foulkes have backed a millionaire’s tax to court primary voters. But business groups oppose the tax, while progressives want the candidates...

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Thank you bill sponsor Rep. Hull and @patcrowley401.bsky.social @ripta.com CEO Durand and our political director Nicole for a great hearing on the Commuter Transportation Benefits Act! Let’s pass this common sense measure to grow ridership through RI’s largest and most well resourced companies!

Had a lot of fun talking to @fitzprov.bsky.social of the Globe @globeri.bsky.social podcast this week. There are couple of fun pictures in the story...check it out. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/m...

R.I. AFL-CIO president sees ‘narrow path’ to victory for Governor McKee - The Boston Globe

Patrick Crowley said a recent poll showed McKee facing “an uphill battle for reelection,” but “in a very strong position with Democratic voters.”

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Check out this great story from the Canadian Broadcasting Company featuring Climate Jobs Rhode Island organizer Harry Antone and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov @aflcio.org @cjnrc.org @weareliuna.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

Is Trump’s war on wind power a win for Canada? | CBC

U.S. President Trump calls wind power projects "ugly losers," and it's putting a deep chill on investments. But Canada stands to benefit as wind companies consider new prospects off the East Coast.

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The annual Rhode Island AFL-CIO poll is now live on our website: rhodeislandaflcio.org

Morning in Manhattan #blizzard2026 🌨️❄️🌨️❄️

Congrats to our NHLPA union members on Team USA for winning gold and our Team Canada members for an incredible run at the Winter Olympics!

NBC Sports@nbc-sports.bsky.social · 5mo ago

THE GOLDEN MOMENT. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1980, THE UNITED STATES MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM ARE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS. #WinterOlympics

AFL-CIO poll results coming Monday. 44% of Rhode Islanders now say the state is headed in the right direction, up from 29% last year

"His union represents thousands of workers who work on renewable energy projects like Revolution Wind, the offshore wind development the Trump administration halted in August and then again in December." @notus.com www.notus.org/energy/trump...

Trump’s War on Wind Energy Is Costing Him Blue-Collar Support

“A lot of my members voted for President Trump in the last election, and they completely turned around on him,” one union chapter president, whose members work on offshore wind projects, said.

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5 for 5 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/c...

Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects

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“We can build a resilient economy, make energy affordable and create good jobs, and the labor movement is ready to lead that charge.” - Patrick Crowley at U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Democrats roundtable on the rising cost of electricity.

I will be on the Dan Yorke show on @997wpro.bsky.social in the top of the 4PM hour today talking about our resolution in support of getting ICE out of Minneapolis. www.997wpro.com/shows/dan-yo...

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The executive board of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO unanimously adopted this resolution about the ongoing ICE actions in Minneapolis. We stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and our union siblings in the @mnaflcio.org .

Just a reminder that chances are if you working outside today during the storm you’re a union member. And so was Alex Jeffrey Pretti.

@patcrowley401.bsky.social of @riaflcio.bsky.social is slated to testify Thursday in the U.S. Senate on wind power/Revolution Wind following an invite from @SenatorHeinrich, ranking member of Energy and Natural Resources

Last week, RI Civic Leadership Program students met at the State House for a panel session with Paige Parks of @rikidscount.bsky.social, Liz Catucci of Partnership for RI, and @patcrowley401.bsky.social of the RI AFL/CIO. Thank you to our speakers for joining us!

Great interview with Laborers Local 271 member Antonio Gianfrancesco about working on offshore wind projects. youtu.be/UuINTSa7ULg?...

Preliminary injunction allows Revolution Wind workers to resume

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Rhode Island wins again www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

US judge rules Orsted can continue work on Rhode Island offshore wind project

A federal judge on Monday cleared Danish offshore wind developer Orsted to resume work on its nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which U.S. President Donald Trump's administration halted along w...

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Billions at Stake in the Ocean as Trump Throttles Offshore Wind Farms www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/c...

Billions at Stake in the Ocean as Trump Throttles Offshore Wind Farms

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R.I. governor likely to propose millionaires tax amid Trump cuts - The Boston Globe

Governor Daniel McKee said he plans to propose eliminating state income tax on Social Security benefits, covering RIPTA’s deficit, and pursuing an economic development bond.

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We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in Venezuela. www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve...

From preschoolers to seniors, labor leaders and workers, social service agencies and small businesses, I’ve enjoyed meeting with so many Rhode Islanders in 2025. Hearing their perspectives guides my work in Congress. I will keep listening and elevating their stories in 2026.

Stopping clean energy projects already underway and destroying good union jobs threatens to take America backward. With unemployment rising and prices spiking, this order makes no sense. Workers should be allowed to finish the job. aflcio.org/press/releas...