Joining together to help out

Maureen Martin, president of the Rhode Island chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and secretary-treasurer of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, which received donations of menstrual-care products for women in need. At left is Frank Flynn, president of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals. Both unions, and others, helped organized the effort. [THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL / BOB BREIDENBACH]