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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION

     

     Introduced By: Representatives McKiernan, Almeida, Johnston, Keable, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: March 22, 2017

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 28-9.1-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.1 entitled

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"Firefighters' Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     28-9.1-17. Continuance of contractual provisions.

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     All contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement entered into

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pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall continue in the following collective bargaining

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agreement unless either the bargaining agent or the corporate authority shall, in writing, within

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the thirty (30) day period referred to in ยง 28-9.1-7, propose a change in any contractual provision.

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The parties may agree in writing to continue all contractual provisions contained in a collective

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bargaining agreement until such time as the parties enter into, and have ratified or arbitrated, a

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successor agreement.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION

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     This act would allow unionized firefighters to enter into an agreement which continues

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all contractual provisions contained in an expiring contract until a successor agreement has been

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reached.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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