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Working at an Amazon warehouse is a tough job. It's the first of many problems facing injured wor...

Working at an Amazon warehouse is a tough job. It's the first of many problems facing injured wor...

A score of employees at Amazon's Fall River warehouse told of a brief moment at work that caused a serious in…

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Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island

Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island

Challengers from the left ousted eight incumbents in the state’s Democratic primaries, and five more won open…

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Undercover Providence Police Faked Withdrawal Symptoms and Solicited Suboxone

Undercover Providence Police Faked Withdrawal Symptoms and Solicited Suboxone

Rhode Island prosecutors charged nine people with felony distribution of the addiction treatment drug. Reform…

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Killer heat: US cities' plans for coming heatwaves fail to protect vulnerable

Killer heat: US cities' plans for coming heatwaves fail to protect vulnerable

Exclusive: With heatwaves predicted to worsen dramatically over the next 30 years, many big US cities are fai…

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Rhode Island Police Don't Just Make Arrests. Some Also Act As Prosecutors.

Rhode Island Police Don't Just Make Arrests. Some Also Act As Prosecutors.

On a recent Friday morning during arraignments in Rhode Island's Sixth District Court, a dozen police officer…

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Meet the superhero covering Rhode Island's activists

Meet the superhero covering Rhode Island's activists

On a recent morning, Steve Ahlquist stood with more than 200 activists from the Sunrise Movement in front of …

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OPINION: When workers unionized, their cafe was put up for sale — so they bought it - The Labor Tribune

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By Harry August
| St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune Verified
By HARRY AUGUST WORKERS CELEBRATE the purchase of White Electric Coffee, which reopened May 1, making it one of only a few dozen worker-owned restaurant or café cooperatives in the country. – Mindy Stock photo Providence, R.I. — Five former White Electric Coffee workers gathered at the Dexter Training Grounds next to the Providence Armory, slightly stunned. Earlier that morning, April 14, they had signed the purchase agreement to own the café.
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When These Workers Unionized, Their Cafe Was Put Up for Sale-So They Bought It

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By Harry August
| In These Times Verified
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Five former White Electric Coffee workers gather at the Dexter Training Grounds next to the Providence Armory, slightly stunned. Earlier that morning, April 14, they signed the purchase agreement to own the cafe. In just 10 months, this small group of baristas went from forming a union to creating a workers cooperative to buying the business for around half a million dollars.
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Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island

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By Julia Rock Verified, Harry August
| The Nation Verified
Challengers from the left ousted eight incumbents in the state’s Democratic primaries, and five more won open seats. By Julia Rock and Harry August Today 5:45 am fb tw mail Print msg wa sms Bookmark Meghan Kallman, Leonela Felix, and David Morales spoke at a Reclaim RI event in September after winning their progressive challenges against incumbent Democrats. (Steve Ahlquist) Ready to fight back? Sign up for Take Action Now and get three actions in your inbox every week.
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