Neither the board nor any of its agents or employees shall engage in any effort to mediate, conciliate, or arbitrate any labor dispute, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the board, its agents, or employees from engaging in any effort to obtain voluntary adjustments and compliance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and in accordance with its purposes and policy. Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the board, its agents, or employees from arbitrating labor disputes that do not originate before the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-7-10
Mediation in labor disputes by board
Known as the Rhode Island State Labor Relations Act
The act spans §§ 28–28 (53 sections).
P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-10; P.L. 1981, ch. 428, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.