Encore: George Nee on organizing, Chavez, and an unlikely assist from the mob

Update: 2025-08-07

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We’re taking a little time off for the summer, and while we’re gone, we’re re-releasing some of our favorite episodes. This week, we have a conversation with long-time labor organizer George Nee. When we talked to him in 2024, he’d just retired as the president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, so he could finally tell us an incredible story involving the mob and a lettuce boycott. Tips and ideas? Email us at rinews@globe.com.

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Encore: George Nee on organizing, Chavez, and an unlikely assist from the mob

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Encore: George Nee on organizing, Chavez, and an unlikely assist from the mob

Encore: George Nee on organizing, Chavez, and an unlikely assist from the mob