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Stephen Laffey

Stephen Laffey

False

Toyota says otherwise

Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law

Nicholas Kettle

Nicholas Kettle

Mostly False

Not necessarily causing economic benefits

"If you look at states that are right to work, they constantly do not have budget deficits and they have very good business climates."

Thomas Sgouros Jr.

Thomas Sgouros Jr.

False

Claim is De-Verified

"[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify."

Kathleen Connell

Kathleen Connell

False

Closer to 22 percent

"Sixty-percent of the state retirees...don’t get Social Security.’’

George Nee

George Nee

Half-True

True for R.I., not for U.S.

"This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."

Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition

Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition

Mostly False

Savings will take decades to achieve

"In the past six years alone, changes to the pension formula … have saved over half a billion dollars."

Joseph Andriole

Joseph Andriole

Mostly True

Low pay offset by overtime, other compensation

The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region."

Stephen Lisauskas

Stephen Lisauskas

False

Cites national average that isn't

Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.

Robert Barber

Robert Barber

False

'Cuff that claim!

Statistically, law-enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than the general population.

Gina Raimondo

Gina Raimondo

Mostly True

Not just under, WAY under

"The average 401(k) in America of a person who's 60 years old is under $100,000."

Angel Taveras

Angel Taveras

False

In the nation, no. In Rhode Island, yes.

The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country."

George Nee

George Nee

Mostly False

There’s support for unions, but is it growing?

"Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement."

Direct Action for Rights & Equality

Direct Action for Rights & Equality

Pants on Fire!

So wrong it’s almost criminal

"Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record"

Travis Rowley

Travis Rowley

Half-True

Check your source

"Last year it was discovered that Rhode Island's public employees ranked 4th in average pay, while the private sector ranked 23rd."

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