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 [...]

Los candidatos, hasta ahora, en la elección especial del Concejo Municipal de Providence, Distrito 2

by Steve Ahlquist

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó originalmente en Substack de Steve Ahlquist. Reimpreso con autorización. La Junta de Escrutadores y Registro de Providence ha emitido una orden para celebrar una Elección Especial con el fin de llenar la vacante en el Concejo Municipal de [...]

Se Presentó una Demanda Contra las Escuelas Públicas de PVD y RIDE para Proteger a los Estudiantes Multilingües del Cierre de la Escuela Secundaria 360

by Steve Ahlquist

“Esta escuela es muy especial para nuestra familia y vale la pena luchar por ella”, dijo María Pirir, madre de un estudiante de la escuela secundaria 360. “Estoy defendiendo a los niños”. De un comunicado de prensa del Centro para la Justicia de Rhode Island: [...]