H5973

	2017 -- H 5973
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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:
1	SECTION 1. Section 28-9.1-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.1 entitled
2	"Firefighters' Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	28-9.1-17. Continuance of contractual provisions.
4	All contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement entered into
5	pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall continue in the following collective bargaining
6	agreement unless either the bargaining agent or the corporate authority shall, in writing, within
7	the thirty (30) day period referred to in § 28-9.1-7, propose a change in any contractual provision.
8	The parties may agree in writing to continue all contractual provisions contained in a collective
9	bargaining agreement until such time as the parties enter into, and have ratified or arbitrated, a
10	successor agreement.
11	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION
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1	This act would allow unionized firefighters to enter into an agreement which continues
2	all contractual provisions contained in an expiring contract until a successor agreement has been
3	reached.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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