TEAMSTERS AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO STRIKE

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Apr 02, 2023, 16:00 ET

Workers Launch Strike Amid Fight for First Contract

PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, April 3, workers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) represented by Teamsters Local 251 will begin an open-ended strike in response to RISD's failure to negotiate with workers.

This strike comes less than two weeks after RISD Teamsters held a one-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. Local 251 has filed ULP charges against RISD for failing to pay a general wage increase and changing starting rates for workers without providing them with notice or an opportunity to bargain.

For the last several months, workers have been fighting to secure their first contract at the college while RISD has not bargained in good faith. Most recently, RISD ignored the workers' proposed contract from March 18. Local 251 represents 62 custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at RISD.

WHO:	RISD workers/Teamsters Local 251 members
	RISD students

WHEN:	4:00 a.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023 – TBD

WHERE:	Rhode Island School of Design
	20 Washington Place
	Providence, RI 02903