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The 2024 AXA Art Prize US is Open for Submissions

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL is pleased to announce the seventh edition of the AXA Art Prize in the United States.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL is pleased to announce the seventh edition of the AXA Art Prize in the United States.
  • The submission period ends March 6, 2024, at 11:59 PM EDT
    Since its launch in 2018, the AXA Art Prize US has become a career-launching platform for young and emerging artists whose work is judged by some of the most influential art curators, critics, and collectors in the country.
  • The 40 finalists will comprise the AXA Art Prize US Exhibition, which goes on view in New York in November 2024.
  • The breadth and stature of its Exhibition Juries and Prize Juries have been a hallmark of the Prize since its inception.

TRANSDEV BUS DRIVERS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY TO JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transdev bus drivers and dispatchers voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 251. These 51 bus workers provide transportation services at Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and Rhode Island College (RIC).

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  • PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transdev bus drivers and dispatchers voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 251.
  • These 51 bus workers provide transportation services at Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and Rhode Island College (RIC).
  • For the past several months, organizers from Teamsters Local 251 and Teamsters Joint Council 10 in New England met with workers one-on-one and conducted group meetings.
  • Teamsters Local 251 represents over 6,300 workers in a wide variety of industries throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Pursue 'Collaborative Future Living' via 2023 Project

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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"In the realm of design, sustainability becomes paramount as we acknowledge that we always learn from nature," said Karim Habib, Executive Vice President and Head of Kia Global Design Center.

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  • "In the realm of design, sustainability becomes paramount as we acknowledge that we always learn from nature," said Karim Habib, Executive Vice President and Head of Kia Global Design Center.
  • "RISD and Hyundai Motor Group share a deep curiosity about the world, which allows both organizations to examine and explore boundless ideas and innovations," said RISD President Crystal Williams.
  • "This work prioritizes educating students for the future, bringing their current creative practices to bear on today's most critical challenges.
  • We thank Hyundai Motor Group for continuing to invest in this partnership."

Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Pursue 'Collaborative Future Living' via 2023 Project

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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"In the realm of design, sustainability becomes paramount as we acknowledge that we always learn from nature," said Karim Habib, Executive Vice President and Head of Kia Global Design Center.

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  • "In the realm of design, sustainability becomes paramount as we acknowledge that we always learn from nature," said Karim Habib, Executive Vice President and Head of Kia Global Design Center.
  • "RISD and Hyundai Motor Group share a deep curiosity about the world, which allows both organizations to examine and explore boundless ideas and innovations," said RISD President Crystal Williams.
  • "This work prioritizes educating students for the future, bringing their current creative practices to bear on today's most critical challenges.
  • We thank Hyundai Motor Group for continuing to invest in this partnership."

 Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC and Fortenberry Firm PLLC File Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Rockwall Independent School District

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District by Jeffrey B. Simon of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC and Zeke Fortenberry of Fortenberry Firm PLLC.

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  • The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District by Jeffrey B. Simon of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC and Zeke Fortenberry of Fortenberry Firm PLLC.
  • Also named in the suit are former Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School principal Lindy Lewis, former RISD teacher Ashley Rankin, and the parents of the sixth-grade boy.
  • The sixth grader was prosecuted by the Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office in the juvenile court system.
  • 3:23-cv-01243-E in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

TEAMSTERS WIN STRIKE AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) have secured their very first contract following a two week-long strike and 10 months of negotiations. Workers unanimously voted to ratify the contract.

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  • PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) have secured their very first contract following a two week-long strike and 10 months of negotiations.
  • "Strikes work – and this victory makes that abundantly clear," said Matt Taibi, Local 251 Secretary-Treasurer and Eastern Region International Vice President.
  • "RISD workers stood side-by-side in unity and demanded higher pay and better benefits, despite pushback from RISD leadership.
  • Teamsters Local 251 represents over 6,300 workers in a wide variety of industries throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

RISD TEAMSTERS CONTINUE PICKET ON CAMPUS

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) represented by Teamsters Local 251 were forced onto the picket line at 4 a.m. on Monday, April 3, after college officials failed to bargain in good faith with its unionized workforce.

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  • All this week, workers picketed across RISD's campus, including at President Crystal Williams' $2 million home and the local facility of a scab labor company.
  • Meanwhile, Williams and RISD management claim the fair wages and benefits workers seek are "excessive."
  • "It is abundantly clear that RISD executives are out of touch with reality and the struggles of working people," said Matt Taibi, Local 251 Secretary-Treasurer and Teamsters Eastern Region International Vice President.
  • Teamsters Local 251 represents over 6,300 workers in a wide variety of industries throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

TEAMSTERS AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO STRIKE

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Sunday, April 2, 2023
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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.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Local 251 represents 62 custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at RISD.

TEAMSTERS HOLD UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE AT RISD

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, caretakers, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) held a one-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike, picketing various locations on the city campus. Prior to the strike, Local 251 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.

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  • PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, caretakers, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) held a one-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike, picketing various locations on the city campus.
  • Prior to the strike, Local 251 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.
  • "RISD workers are on strike today because they refuse to be treated like expendable labor," said Matt Taibi, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 251 and Teamsters Eastern Region Vice President.
  • "For months, RISD has refused to negotiate in good faith and deployed unlawful labor practices to stall negotiations.

TEAMSTERS AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO HOLD UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE THURSDAY

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, Thursday, March 23, Teamsters at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) will begin a one-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike to protest RISD's failure to comply with labor laws. Recently, Local 251 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.

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  • Workers Fight for Fair Contract, Call on the College to Stop Stalling
    PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, Thursday, March 23, Teamsters at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) will begin a one-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike to protest RISD's failure to comply with labor laws.
  • Recently, Local 251 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 and negotiations have recently stalled.
  • Local 251 represents 62 custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at RISD.