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Providence City Council to Honor Informational Boycott of ABC6 in Support of Unionizing Workers
Today, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller announced that the city council will be honoring an “informational boycott” of WLNE-TV television news station, the ABC affiliate for the Providence market, in response to a request from workers at the station who...
Councilors Introduce Noise Ordinance Exemption for Striking Workers, Rights of First Refusal for Tenant Organizations and Workers
Tonight, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller introduced an amendment to the city’s noise ordinance which would exempt striking workers from violations. This protection follows the recent unnecessary and targeted fining of workers at Butler Hospital, who...
City Council HOPE Committee Reviews Progress Toward Local Control of Schools, Opposes Federal Education Cuts
Last night, City Council’s Special Committee on Health, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Education (HOPE), chaired by President Pro Tempore Juan M. Pichardo, met to discuss a resolution in support of RI House Bill H-5335, which would return the Providence Public School...
Council President Miller Joins Picket Line at Butler Hospital, Councilors Respond to Management Tactics
This week, Providence City Council President Rachel Miller picketed with SEIU 1199 NE workers who are currently striking for better wages and working conditions at Butler Hospital. Under the leadership of Council President Miller, this council has demonstrated time...
City Council Bans Use of Rent-Setting Algorithms
At tonight’s meeting, Providence City Council granted final passage of an ordinance which will ban the use of price-fixing rental algorithms in the city. This software, developed and sold by companies like RealPage and used by corporate landlords to drive up rents,...
Council Grants First Passage to Rental Algorithm Ban, Honors Ruggerio
At tonight’s meeting, Providence City Council granted unanimous first passage of an ordinance which would ban the use of price-fixing rental algorithms in the city. This software, developed and sold by companies like RealPage and used by corporate landlords to drive...
Council Honors Victims of Jet Set Disaster, Provides Alternate Parking During City-Wide Bans
Tonight, the Providence City Council unanimously passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Jet Set nightclub disaster. Councilors also passed several other measures prioritizing the wellbeing of our neighbors. As home to one of the largest Dominican communities...
City Council Leadership on Jet Set Roof Collapse
In response to the disaster at Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, where at least 124 people were killed and hundreds more injured, Providence City Council released the following statements from Council President Rachel Miller and Majority Leader Pedro Espinal. From...
Council Passes Ordinance Protecting Unhoused Neighbors
At tonight’s Providence City Council meeting, councilors voted for the second and final time on an ordinance providing additional protections for our city’s unhoused community. Following the far-right U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in City of Grants Pass v....
