In the event a majority of the firefighters in any city or town select a successor and/or a new labor organization as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all the members of the city or town fire department, the collective bargaining agreement, entered into and in effect pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be binding on both the successor and/or new bargaining agent and the corporate authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-9.1-5.1
Change of bargaining agent
Known as the Firefighters Arbitration Act
The act spans §§ 28-9.1-1 to 28-9.1-9 (19 sections).
P.L. 1989, ch. 64 § 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.