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RI Gen L § 28-9.7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-5 - Recognition of bargaining agent.

§ 28-9.7-5. Recognition of bargaining agent.The organization selected by the majority of the correctional officers shall be recognized by the state as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all of the correctional officers unless and until recognition of the organization is withdrawn by vote of a majority of the correctional officers. The labor organization or state may designate any person or persons to negotiate or bargain on its behalf; provided, however, that the person or persons so designated shall be given authority to enter into and conclude an effective and binding collective bargaining agreement.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-6 - Obligation to bargain.

§ 28-9.7-6. Obligation to bargain.It shall be the obligation of the state, acting through state authorities, to meet and confer in good faith with the designated representative or representatives of the bargaining agent, including any legal counsel selected by the bargaining agent, within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the bargaining agent of the request for a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. This obligation shall include the duty to cause any agreement resulting from the negotiations to be reduced to a written contract, provided that no contract shall exceed the term of three (3) years.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-7 - Unresolved issues submitted to arbitration.

§ 28-9.7-7. Unresolved issues submitted to arbitration.In the event that the bargaining agent and the state authorities are unable within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting to reach an agreement on a contract, any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to arbitration. The parties may agree in writing to extend the thirty-day (30) period.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 148, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-8 - Arbitration board - Composition.

§ 28-9.7-8. Arbitration board — Composition.Within five (5) days from the expiration of the thirty (30) day period referred to in § 28-9.7-7, unless the parties mutually agree to extend the time to select their arbitrator, the bargaining agent and the state authorities shall each select and name one arbitrator and shall immediately thereafter notify each other in writing of the name and address of the person so selected. The two (2) arbitrators so selected and named shall, within ten (10) days from and after the expiration of the five (5) day period above agree upon and select and name a third arbitrator. If, on the expiration of the period allowed therefor, the arbitrators are unable to agree upon the selection of a third arbitrator, the chief justice of the Rhode Island supreme court shall select a resident of Rhode Island or a person whose place of business or principal place of employment is in Rhode Island as the third arbitrator upon request in writing from either the bargaining agent or the state authorities. The third arbitrator, whether selected as a result of agreement between the two (2) arbitrators previously selected or selected by the chief justice, shall act as chair of the arbitration board.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-9 - Hearings.

§ 28-9.7-9. Hearings.(a) The arbitration board shall, acting through its chair, call a hearing to be held within ten (10) days after the date of appointment of the chairperson, and shall, acting through its chairperson, give at least seven (7) days' notice in writing to each of the other two (2) arbitrators, the bargaining agent, and the state authorities of the time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be informal and the rules of evidence prevailing in judicial proceedings shall not be binding. Any and all documentary evidence and other data deemed relevant by the arbitrators may be received in evidence. The arbitrators shall have the power to administer oaths and to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses, the production of books, records, and other evidence relative or pertinent to the issues presented to them for determination.(b) The hearing conducted by the arbitrators shall be concluded within twenty (20) days of the time of commencement, and within ten (10) days after the conclusion of the hearings, the arbitrators shall make written findings and a written opinion upon the issues presented, a copy of which shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to the bargaining agent or its attorney or otherwise delegated representative and to the state authorities. A majority decision of the arbitrators shall be binding upon both the bargaining agent and the state authorities.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-10 - Factors to be considered by arbitration board.

§ 28-9.7-10. Factors to be considered by arbitration board.The arbitrators shall conduct the hearings and render their decision upon the basis of a prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of wage or hour disputes between the correctional officers and the state. The factors among others to be given weight by the arbitrators in arriving at a decision shall include:(1) Comparison of wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of the correctional officers with prevailing wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of skilled employees of the building trades and industry in the state;(2) Comparison of wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of the correctional officers with wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of correctional officers in other states;(3) Interest and welfare of the public;(4) Comparison of peculiarities of employment in regard to other trades or professions, specifically:(i) Hazards of employment;(ii) Physical qualifications;(iii) Educational qualifications;(iv) Mental qualifications;(v) Job training and skills.(5) Consideration of state's ability to pay.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-11 - Fees and expenses of arbitration.

§ 28-9.7-11. Fees and expenses of arbitration.Fees and necessary expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the bargaining agent and the state. Notwithstanding any other remedies which a court-appointed arbitrator appointed by the chief justice pursuant to § 28-9.7-8 may have the arbitrator or a party who has paid its share of the fees and necessary expenses of a court-appointed arbitrator may petition the superior court for sanctions against the party failing to make timely payment of its share of such arbitrator's fees and expenses and the superior court is authorized to enforce the sanctions against the nonpaying party, including, but not limited to, contempt powers pursuant to § 8-6-1.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-12 - Collective bargaining contract.

§ 28-9.7-12. Collective bargaining contract.Any agreements actually negotiated between the bargaining agent and the state authorities either before or within thirty (30) days after arbitration shall constitute the collective bargaining contract governing correctional officers and the state for the period stated therein, provided that the period shall not exceed three (3) years. Any collective bargaining agreement negotiated under the terms and provisions of this chapter shall specifically provide that the correctional officers who are subject to its terms shall have no right to engage in any work stoppage, slowdown or strike, the consideration for the provision being the right to a resolution of disputed questions.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-13 - Request for collective bargaining.

§ 28-9.7-13. Request for collective bargaining.Whenever wages, rates of pay, or any other matter requiring appropriation of money by the state are included as a matter of collective bargaining conducted under the provisions of this chapter, it is the obligation of the bargaining agent to serve written notice of request for collective bargaining on the state authorities at least one hundred twenty (120) days before the last day on which money can be appropriated by the state to cover the contract period which is the subject of the collective bargaining procedure.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-14 - Writ of certiorari to the supreme court.

§ 28-9.7-14. Writ of certiorari to the supreme court.The sole avenue of review of a decision of an arbitration panel issued pursuant to this chapter shall be by petition for writ of certiorari to the supreme court. In the event a decision of the arbitration panel is sought to be reviewed by writ of certiorari to the supreme court, then the matter shall be given priority by the supreme court.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-15 - Attorney's fees, costs, and interest.

§ 28-9.7-15. Attorney's fees, costs, and interest.In the event either the bargaining agent or the state authorities shall file a petition for writ of certiorari to the supreme court of the state of Rhode Island for a review or modification of a majority decision of the arbitrators, which by the provisions of § 28-9.7-9 is binding upon both the bargaining agent and the state authorities, the party against whom the decision of the supreme court shall be adverse, if the supreme court finds the appeal or petition to be frivolous shall pay reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the successful party as determined by the supreme court and the supreme court shall in its final decision affirm and award the costs and reasonable attorney's fees; and if the final decision affirms the award of money, the award, if retroactive, shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum from the effective retroactive date.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-16 - Severability.

§ 28-9.7-16. Severability.If any provision of this chapter, or application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remaining provisions of this chapter and the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances, other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-9.7-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-9.7 - Correctional Officers Arbitration|Section 28-9.7-17 - Affirmative action provisions.

§ 28-9.7-17. Affirmative action provisions.The state authorities, as defined herein, shall include proposals for affirmative action provisions as a subject for all collective bargaining negotiations. The proposals shall include, at a minimum, but not limited to, the following personnel actions, recruitment, new hires, promotions, transfers, terminations, training and education, layoffs and return from layoff.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 582, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 592, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-10-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-1 - Mediation and conciliation by director.

§ 28-10-1. Mediation and conciliation by director.It shall be the duty of the director of labor and training to do all in his or her power to promote the voluntary mediation and conciliation of controversies and disputes between employers and employees, and to avoid resort to strikes, lockouts, boycotts, blacklists, discriminations, and legal proceedings in or arising out of controversies and disputes and matters of employment. In pursuance of this duty, the director may, whenever he or she deems advisable, but subject to the approval of the governor, appoint a board of mediation and conciliation for the consideration and settlement of controversies and disputes. The director shall prescribe rules of procedure for the mediation and conciliation, and the mediation and conciliation boards shall have the power to conduct investigations, to hold hearings, and to summon witnesses.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1741, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 87, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 281, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-1.
RI Gen L § 28-10-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-3 - "Labor dispute" defined.

§ 28-10-3. "Labor dispute" defined.(a) "Labor dispute" includes any controversy concerning terms or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether or not the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.(b) "Labor dispute" does not include any controversy arising out of a demand that an employer recognize or bargain with a labor organization while another labor organization is the representative of employees in the unit as certified by the state labor relations commission or the national labor relations board, prior to the conduct of a new investigation and certification of representatives by the commission or board, or when a bona fide union has a valid existing contract made at a time prior to any current dispute when it represented a majority of the employees covered by the contract.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 299, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2748, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-3.
RI Gen L § 28-10-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-4 - Relief denied to complainants in default.

§ 28-10-4. Relief denied to complainants in default.No relief shall be granted to any complainant who has failed to comply with any obligation imposed by law which is involved in the labor dispute in question, and who has failed to make every reasonable effort to settle the dispute either by negotiation and with the aid of any available governmental machinery of mediation or voluntary arbitration when imposed by contract or by law.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 299, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2748, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-4.
RI Gen L § 28-10-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-5 - Jury trial of contempts.

§ 28-10-5. Jury trial of contempts.In all cases arising under this chapter in which a person is charged with contempt in a court of this state, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury; provided, that this right does not apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near to the court as to interfere directly with the administration of justice or to apply to the misbehavior, misconduct, or disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to the writs, orders, or process of the court.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 299, § 6; P.L. 1951, ch. 2748, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-5.
RI Gen L § 28-10-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-6 - "Person" defined.

§ 28-10-6. "Person" defined.Whenever used in §§ 28-10-7 and 28-10-8, the word "person" means any individual, firm, association, corporation, or law enforcement agency, provided, that the word does not include any member of a city or town police department, any member of the division of state police, deputy sheriff, or any member of the militia of this state while acting in the course of duty and under the direction and order of any superior officer.History of Section.P.L. 1938, ch. 2619, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 299, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-6; P.L. 1991, ch. 219, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 55.
RI Gen L § 28-10-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-7 - Tear gas prohibited.

§ 28-10-7. Tear gas prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person to use or to cause to be used during the progress of labor strikes or lockouts of any type, any tear gas, brombenzylcyanide, or any other gas which would affect the respiratory organs.History of Section.P.L. 1938, ch. 2619, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 299, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-7.
RI Gen L § 28-10-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-8 - Penalty for use of gas.

§ 28-10-8. Penalty for use of gas.(a) Any person violating any of the provisions of § 28-10-7 shall be liable for and required to pay a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) for each and every offense. The civil penalty may be assessed in an action brought on behalf of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction.(b) Each individual on whom tear gas, brombenzylcyanide, or any other gas is used which would affect respiratory organs shall be considered a separate offense for the purpose of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1938, ch. 2619, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 299, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-8; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 16; P.L. 1991, ch. 219, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-10-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-9 - Advertising for employees during labor dispute.

§ 28-10-9. Advertising for employees during labor dispute.If an employer during the continuance of a strike, lockout, or other labor trouble among his or her employees publicly advertises in newspapers or by posters or otherwise for employees, or by himself or herself or his or her agents solicits persons to work for him or her to fill the places of strikers, he or she shall plainly in type as prominent as the largest printed matter in the body of the advertisement or poster explicitly mention in the advertisement or oral or written solicitations that a strike, lockout, or other labor trouble exists among his or her employees. If any person, firm, association, or corporation violates any provisions of this section, he or she or it shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 896, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1955, ch. 3492, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-9.
RI Gen L § 28-10-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-10 - Repealed.

§ 28-10-10. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 200, § 1: P.L. 1988, ch. 545, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 39, effective July 5, 1995.
RI Gen L § 28-10-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-11 - Employment of strikebreaker prohibited.

§ 28-10-11. Employment of strikebreaker prohibited.(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, or corporation, or officer or their agents, involved in a labor strike or lockout knowingly to employ in place of an employee involved in the labor strike or lockout any person who customarily and repeatedly offers himself or herself for employment in the place of employees involved in a labor strike or lockout, or to employ any person in place of an employee involved in a labor strike or lockout who is recruited, procured, supplied, or referred for employment by any person, partnership, agency, firm, or corporation not directly involved in the labor strike or lockout.(b) It shall be unlawful for any person who customarily and repeatedly offers himself or herself for employment in place of employees involved in a labor strike or lockout to take or offer to take the place in employment of employees involved in a labor strike or lockout.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-10-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-12 - Repealed.

§ 28-10-12. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 200, § 1: P.L. 1988, ch. 545, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 39, effective July 5, 1995.
RI Gen L § 28-10-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-13 - Notice in advertising.

§ 28-10-13. Notice in advertising.It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, agency, firm, or corporation, or officer or their agents, to recruit, solicit, or advertise for employees, or refer persons to employment, in place of employees in a labor strike or lockout, without adequate notice to the person or in the advertisement that there is a labor strike or lockout at the place at which employment is offered and that the employment offered is in place of employees involved in the labor strike or lockout. "Adequate notice in an advertisement" means notice of equal prominence with any other matter contained in the advertisement.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-10-13.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-10 - Labor Disputes|Section 28-10-13.1 - Police and fire services.

§ 28-10-13.1. Police and fire services.(a) Recognizing that police and fire services provided by a municipality during a labor dispute are a public function, and recognizing further the need to secure the rights and safety of all parties to a labor dispute and the rights and safety of the general public, it shall be unlawful for any municipality, agent, servant, or employee of a municipality within the state to accept directly or indirectly from any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or labor union, or any of their officers or agents, involved in a labor strike or lockout compensation or reimbursement for any expense including salaries incurred by the person, partnership, firm, corporation, or labor union, or any of their officers or agents, in connection with the providing of police or fire services during a labor strike or lockout and in connection with the strike or lock out.(b) For the purposes of this section, an off-duty police officer shall be considered an employee of a municipality within the state. Private security guard services provided by off-duty police officers shall be considered police services that are a function of the municipality and therefore prohibited under this chapter.(c) It shall also be a violation of this chapter for an employer to compensate any municipality, agent, servant, or employee of a municipality for private security guard services.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 10, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 286, § 1.