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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Edwards, Corvese, Azzinaro, Hull, Noret,
McEntee, Slater, Diaz, and O'Brien

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2023

     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 the

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

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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 until such time as a successor agreement has been reached between the parties

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or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.

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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 provide that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining

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agreement would continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration

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award has been rendered.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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