TEAMSTERS WIN STRIKE AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Staff Safe First Contract, Finish Two Week Strike

PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Teamsters on the Rhode Island Faculty of Design (RISD) have secured their very first contract following a two week-long strike and 10 months of negotiations. Staff unanimously voted to ratify the contract.

The brand new six-year contract contains wage will increase averaging 33 %, with a 22 % improve to take impact July 2023, wage retroactivity to October 2022, robust advantages, longevity bonuses, and extra.

“After months of negotiations and a number of strikes, we’re relieved to lastly have a powerful contract,” stated Regina Santos, RISD custodian and Native 251 member. “We’re very grateful to our Teamster leaders, RISD college students, neighborhood members, and everybody who stood in solidarity with us on the picket line and helped us get a good contract.”

“Strikes work – and this victory makes that abundantly clear,” stated Matt Taibi, Native 251 Secretary-Treasurer and Japanese Area Worldwide Vice President. “RISD employees stood side-by-side in unity and demanded greater pay and higher advantages, regardless of pushback from RISD management. We’re grateful to those employees for his or her dedication in holding the road and combating for the contract they deserve.”

RISD Teamsters approved a one-day unfair labor observe (ULP) strike in late March after Native 251 filed ULP fees in opposition to RISD for failing to pay a normal wage improve and altering beginning charges for employees with out offering them with discover or a chance to cut price. When RISD continued to refuse to cut price with employees, they headed to the picket line indefinitely on April 3.

Teamsters Native 251 represents over 6,300 employees in all kinds of industries all through Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. For extra data, go to teamsterslocal251.org/.

Contact:
Matt Taibi, (401) 434-0454
[email protected] 

SOURCE Teamsters Native 251