All contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall continue in the following collective bargaining agreement unless either the bargaining agent or the corporate authority shall, in writing, within the thirty-day (30) period referred to in § 28-9.1-7, propose a change in any contractual provision. The parties may agree in writing to continue all contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement until such time as the parties enter into, and have ratified or arbitrated, a successor agreement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-9.1-17
Continuance of contractual provisions
Known as the Firefighters Arbitration Act
The act spans §§ 28-9.1-1 to 28-9.1-9 (19 sections).
P.L. 1986, ch. 46, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 15, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 33, § 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.