Rhode Island
State workers’ unions complain of widespread problems with new payroll system
Union leaders for Rhode Island state employees are publicly airing frustrations with the state’s new payroll system following weeks of complaints, claiming many state workers have had problems receiving their full pay.
Rhode Island Council 94, the largest state workers’ union with more than 4,500 members, and the union representing correctional officers issued press releases Thursday calling on the state to fix the system that rolled out in early December.
The new system is operated by Workday, a company that provides services to more than 10,000 companies and organizations, including other states.
“Simply put, Workday is not working,” Council 94 President Michael McDonald wrote in a statement.
The unions claim problems for state employees include missing pay, partial pay, missing overtime pay, incorrect or no holiday pay, and benefits deductions not sent to accounts.
Council 94 says the state has worked on some solutions, but complaints and calls to a hotline mount.
“The state, in meeting after meeting, urges patience. Our members mortgage payments, grocery bills, childcare, fuel costs and other expenses do not pause for payroll processing errors. The payroll errors have touched every state agency,” Council 94 State Vice President John Monse stated.
The unions say they’ve brought the complaints to state officials, including Gov. Dan McKee.
“While some prior errors were corrected, the continued recurrence demonstrates a systemic payroll breakdown, not isolated mistakes,” the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers wrote in its statement.
NBC 10 News messaged the governor’s office and the Department of Administration before noon Thursday.
The governor’s office later referred comment to Administration, which has not responded to NBC 10’s messages.
The unions are calling for legislative oversight hearings into the matter and are considering legal action.
(WJAR) — A Rhode Island couple took home a big surprise from their vacation in Florida: a newborn baby.
The two had just arrived in Tampa to go on a cruise, when the mom started having severe abdominal cramps.
She was rushed to the emergency room where doctors broke the news:she was pregnant and the baby was on it’s way.
Neither one even knew they were expecting.
But they said their new baby boy “Sebastian” is a more than welcome souvenir.
Patrol officers were dispatched to the bridge shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday and found a 40-year-old man with stab wounds to his chest, Josh Estrella, the director of communications for the city of Providence, said in an email.
The Providence Fire Department transported the man to Rhode Island Hospital, Estrella said.
I think we may have found the most terrifying porta potty in New England. Here’s how it happened.
We were lucky enough to broadcast The MGM Show live from DeWolf Tavern in Bristol, Rhode Island this morning.
Why Bristol Is Worth the Trip
Aside from being one of the most patriotic towns in America, Bristol is also one of the most beautiful seaside towns.
There’s only one problem: the bridge that you need to use to get to Bristol scares me to death. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t scare easily with things like bridges, tunnels, or airplanes. However, the Mount Hope Bridge is one that makes me want to close my eyes and “hope” for the best. Maybe that’s where the name comes from.
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If you live in the area of the Mount Hope Bridge, you know all too well about the construction that has been happening over the spring and summer. I noticed the construction today and it got me wondering if any of them were afraid of heights.
The Porta Potty That Might Be Rhode Island’s Scariest
If heights bother you, there’s definitely one added feature that could make working construction on the Mount Hope Bridge even more difficult, if not impossible.
The porta potty that is perched on top of the bridge is the stuff nightmares are made of. I’m not sure how badly I’d need to have to use a bathroom before I succumbed to opening the door of this porta potty and climbing inside.
How can anyone get in there and not picture themselves slowly free falling in the smelly chamber as indelible blue goo leaves the toilet as you prepare for your humiliating doom?
Take a look at these pictures and ask yourself if you could ever use it. This might be Rhode Island’s most terrifying porta potty.
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