Rhode Island
TEAMSTERS AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO STRIKE
Employees Launch Strike Amid Combat for First Contract
PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On Monday, April 3, staff on the Rhode Island Faculty of Design (RISD) represented by Teamsters Native 251 will start an open-ended strike in response to RISD’s failure to barter with staff.
This strike comes lower than two weeks after RISD Teamsters held a one-day unfair labor follow (ULP) strike. Native 251 has filed ULP expenses towards RISD for failing to pay a common wage enhance and altering beginning charges for staff with out offering them with discover or a possibility to cut price.
For the final a number of months, staff have been combating to safe their first contract on the faculty whereas RISD has not bargained in good religion. Most just lately, RISD ignored the employees’ proposed contract from March 18. Native 251 represents 62 custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at RISD.
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WHO: |
RISD staff/Teamsters Native 251 members |
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RISD college students |
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WHEN: |
4:00 a.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023 – TBD |
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WHERE: |
Rhode Island Faculty of Design |
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20 Washington Place |
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Windfall, RI 02903 |
Contact:
Matt Taibi, (401) 434-0454
[email protected]
SOURCE Teamsters Native 251