Deletion of Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals

Comment: The best thing that every happened to this article is being nominated for deletion!  When I look at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island_Federation_of_Teachers_and_Health_Professionals&oldid=337693149 the article that existed at nomination compared to now, it's a stark contrast.  The organization clearly has a significant impact in Rhode Island and should be maintained as noteworthy on that basis.  Part of the problem is that rg reflects a pervasive regional bias in WikiPedia by using "reliable sources that extend beyond the organization's local area" as one of several criteria for establishing notability.  By that rationale, an organization covered in the Providence Journal would be excluded while an identical one in the metro section of the New York Times would be included because those two papers have different distribution areas. That just reflects the geographic presence of national media organizations, not the underlying notability of the organization
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Orphan (WP:O)