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Patrick Crowley, president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, speaks with Boston Fed President and CEO Susan Collins ahead of a roundtable discussion with labor leaders in Providence. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Groups representing Rhode Island's health care workers, state and municipal workers, and tradespeople shared concerns that wages are lagging both inflation and rising healthcare costs. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston