§ 28-9.1-5.1. Change of bargaining agent.
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.
History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 64 § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-9.1 - Firefighters’ Arbitration
Section 28-9.1-1. - Short title.
Section 28-9.1-2. - Statement of policy.
Section 28-9.1-3. - Definitions.
Section 28-9.1-4. - Right to organize and bargain collectively.
Section 28-9.1-5. - Recognition of bargaining agent.
Section 28-9.1-5.1. - Change of bargaining agent.
Section 28-9.1-6. - Obligation to bargain.
Section 28-9.1-7. - Unresolved issues submitted to arbitration.
Section 28-9.1-8. - Arbitration board — Composition.
Section 28-9.1-10. - Factors to be considered by arbitration board.
Section 28-9.1-11. - Fees and expenses of arbitration.
Section 28-9.1-12. - Collective bargaining contract.
Section 28-9.1-13. - Request for collective bargaining.
Section 28-9.1-14. - Severability.
Section 28-9.1-15. - Writ of certiorari to the supreme court.
Section 28-9.1-16. - Attorneys’ fees — Costs — Interest.
Section 28-9.1-17. - Continuance of contractual provisions.
Section 28-9.1-18. - Exclusive bargaining representative obligations.