§ 28-9.5-8. Arbitration board — Composition.
(a) Within five (5) days from the expiration of the thirty-day (30) period referred to in § 28-9.5-7, the bargaining agent and the state authorities shall each select and name one arbitrator and shall immediately notify each other, in writing, of the name and address of the person selected.
(b) The two (2) arbitrators selected and named shall, within ten (10) days from and after the expiration of the five-day (5) period above, agree upon and select and name a third arbitrator. If, on the expiration of the period allowed, 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.
(c) The third arbitrator, whether selected as a result of agreement between the two (2) previously selected arbitrators or selected by the chief justice, shall act as chairperson of the arbitration board.
History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 175, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-9.5 - State Police Arbitration
Section 28-9.5-1. - Short title.
Section 28-9.5-2. - Statement of policy.
Section 28-9.5-3. - Definitions.
Section 28-9.5-4. - Right to organize and bargain collectively.
Section 28-9.5-5. - Recognition of bargaining agent.
Section 28-9.5-6. - Obligation to bargain.
Section 28-9.5-7. - Unresolved issues submitted to arbitration.
Section 28-9.5-8. - Arbitration board — Composition.
Section 28-9.5-10. - Factors to be considered by arbitration board.
Section 28-9.5-11. - Fees and expenses of arbitration.
Section 28-9.5-12. - Collective bargaining contract.
Section 28-9.5-13. - Request for collective bargaining.
Section 28-9.5-14. - Writ of certiorari to the supreme court.
Section 28-9.5-15. - Attorneys’ fees, costs, and interest.