Tonight, Thursday August, 8, 2019, President Steve Shears of Local 314 and Attorney/Sr. Staff Representative Nicole Barnard will be testifying at the meeting of the House Oversight Committee at the Rhode Island State House.  Despite two years of hard work,  only minimal improvements in security have been implemented at the Rhode Island Training School and safety is still a major concern.

Members of Rhode Island Council 94 remain active in their communities throughout the State of Rhode Island.  This month’s spotlight is on members of Local 528 who work at the University of Rhode Island.  Over the past couple of years, the Local 528 Charity Committee has worked extremely hard to help those in need.  Each year, the Committee holds an annual food drive for the Johnny Cake Center of Peace Dale.  The members also raise several thousand dollars for the Johnny Cake Center of Peace Dale by raffling items at the URI holiday mini mall.  This event has grown from only a handful of mem