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June 3, 2008

About 1,500 rally at State House for employee benefits

PROVIDENCE -- An estimated 1,500 union members and their supporters, according to the Capital Police, are rallying outside the State House at this hour.

Working Rhode Island, a coalition of labor unions, organized the rally to argue for preserving benefits for state employeees and teachers.

"All we're trying to do is keep what we have," said Frank Montanaro, president of the AFL-CIO in Rhode Island, in addressing the crowd.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Steve Peoples of the Journal State House Bureau

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