Café workers at Seven Stars Bakery vote to authorize strike against employer

by Steve Ahlquist

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Steve Ahlquist’s Substack on January 2. Reprinted with permission. From a press release: United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local Union 328, which represents over 9,000 workers across a variety of industries in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, announced that employees at [...]

Senator Reed Talks Trump Tariffs and the Spiraling Costs of Coffee

by Steve Ahlquist

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Steve Ahlquist’s Substack on November 14. Reprinted with permission. On Friday, United States Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited the great-smelling Mills Coffee Roasting Company on Broad Street in Providence to discuss his latest effort to help lower the price of coffee. Dating to [...]

Four Providence Churches Launch Audacious Plan to Combat Homelessness by Providing Winter Warming Centers

by Steve Ahlquist

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Steve Ahlquist’s Substack on November 06. Reprinted with permission. November 8, 2022: A corrections, with apologies: The Housing Department wanted to clarify that these churches are operating “warming centers,” not “warming shelters.” The difference is both semantic and legal. [...]

Butler Caregivers Raise Money and Volunteer to Restore the Blackstone Boulevard Park

by Steve Ahlquist

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Steve Ahlquist’s Substack on October 19. Reprinted with permission. Two months after settling a contract with Care New England, and after enduring the longest hospital strike in Rhode Island history, Butler Hospital caregivers represented by SEIU 1199 NE partnered with the Blackstone Parks Conservancy and the Providence [...]

The candidates, so far, in the Providence City Council Ward 2 special election

by Steve Ahlquist

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Steve Ahlquist’s Substack. Reprinted with permission. The Providence Board of Canvassers and Registration has issued a warrant to hold a Special Election to fill the vacancy for the Providence City Council in Ward 2. The Special Election [...]

Lawsuit filed against PVD Public Schools and RIDE to protect multilingual learners from 360 High School closing

by Steve Ahlquist

“This school is very special for our family and it is worth fighting for,” said Maria Pirir, the mother of a 360 High School student. “I am standing up for the children.” From a Rhode Island Center for Justice press release: A lawsuit has been [...]