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5/2/2022
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sens. Cano, Acosta and Reps. Giraldo, Williams to join Fuerza Laboral for a press conference tomorrow celebrating worker cooperatives
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STATE HOUSE – Sen. Sandra Cano (D-Dist. 8, Pawtucket), Sen. Jonathon Acosta (D-Dist. 16, Central Falls, Pawtucket), Rep. Joshua J. Giraldo (D-Dist. 56, Central Falls) and Rep. Anastasia P. Williams (D-Dist. 9, Providence) will be joined by Fuerza Laboral for a press conference tomorrow celebrating the fourth anniversary of legislation passed allowing worker cooperatives in Rhode Island.
The press conference will take place tomorrow, May 3 at 3 p.m. in the State Library of the State House. The event will commemorate the fourth anniversary of the approval of legislation (2017-S 0676Aaa) which allowed cooperatives to work under the Rhode Island Business Corporation Act.
Fuerza Laboral, a non-profit organization fighting labor discrimination and wage theft, and the RI-P.O.W.E.R. Network, a cooperative incubator, will host a fair on the second floor of the State House from 3 to 5 p.m. for many of the cooperatives currently operating in Rhode Island.
For more information, contact:
Andrew Caruolo, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-6124
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