2018 -- S 2158 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MUNICIPAL POLICE | |
ARBITRATION | |
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Introduced By: Senators Coyne, Lombardi, Seveney, Calkin, and DiPalma | |
Date Introduced: January 23, 2018 | |
Referred To: Senate Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 28-9.2 of the General Laws entitled "Municipal Police Arbitration" |
2 | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 28-9.2-18. Exclusive bargaining representative obligations. |
4 | (a) The exclusive representative shall have the right to act for and negotiate agreements |
5 | covering all employees in the bargaining unit. Nothing in the provision shall require the exclusive |
6 | representative to provide representation at any level of the grievance process, including |
7 | arbitration, in any case on behalf of an employee who has elected not to maintain membership in |
8 | the employee organization for a period of at least ninety (90) days prior to the events giving rise |
9 | to the grievance. |
10 | (b) An employee who has elected not to maintain membership in the employee |
11 | organization may, at their own expense, pursue a grievance against the employer and have such |
12 | grievance heard, without intervention by the exclusive representative, provided that the exclusive |
13 | representative is afforded the opportunity to be present at such grievance/arbitration hearing and |
14 | that any resolution of the grievance shall not be inconsistent with the terms of the collective |
15 | bargaining agreement then in effect between the employer and the exclusive representative. The |
16 | exclusive representative shall have no obligation to incur expenses related to a grievance initiated |
17 | by an employee who has elected not to maintain membership in the employee organization for a |
18 | period of at least ninety (90) days prior to the events giving rise to the grievance. |
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1 | 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 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MUNICIPAL POLICE | |
ARBITRATION | |
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1 | This act would relieve municipal police bargaining representatives from their obligation |
2 | to represent employees in grievances/arbitrations if they were not members of the bargaining unit |
3 | within the ninety (90) days prior to the events that caused the grievance. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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