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Rhode Island needs robust, healthy public transit. RIPTA needs $110m to stay on track.

Rhode Island needs robust, healthy public transit. RIPTA needs $110m to stay on track.

Funding public transit is key to economic development, attracting talent, including younger workers, and will help solve staffing shortages. It’s essential to meeting Rhode Island’s climate goals, and a lifeline for the elderly and people with disabilities.

Meghan E Kallman and Alana DiMario
The Boston Globe, January 9, 2024

Rhode Island carpenters union fights wage theft & tax fraud at annual tax day of action

Rhode Island carpenters union fights wage theft & tax fraud at annual tax day of action
Carpenters Union Local 330 hosted their fourth-annual Tax Day of Action event, demanding lawmakers address rampant wage theft and employer tax fraud in Rhode Island. With tens of millions in lost tax revenue and wages, political leaders and union workers gathered to push for legislative change.
UpriseRI
April 19, 2023

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