Section 28-7-1. – Short title.
§ 28-7-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the “Rhode Island State Labor Relations Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-1.
Section 28-7-10. – Mediation in labor disputes by board.
§ 28-7-10. Mediation in labor disputes by board. Neither the board nor any of its agents or employees shall engage in any effort to mediate, conciliate, or arbitrate any labor dispute, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the board, its agents, or employees from engaging in any effort to obtain […]
Section 28-7-11. – Board’s independence from department of labor and training.
§ 28-7-11. Board’s independence from department of labor and training. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, neither the director of labor and training nor any board or other agency of the department of labor and training shall in any way direct, review, modify, or reverse any decision or finding of the board; nor shall […]
Section 28-7-12. – Rights of employees.
§ 28-7-12. Rights of employees. Employees shall have the right of self organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations; to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing; and to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection free from interference, restraint, or coercion from any […]
Section 28-7-13. – Unfair labor practices.
§ 28-7-13. Unfair labor practices. It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer to: (1) Spy on or keep under surveillance, whether directly or through agents or any other person, any activities of employees or their representatives in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by § 28-7-12; (2) Prepare, maintain, distribute, or circulate […]
Section 28-7-13.1. – Unfair labor practices — Public sector employee organizations.
§ 28-7-13.1. Unfair labor practices — Public sector employee organizations. It shall be an unfair labor practice for public sector employee organizations, their agents, or representatives to: (1) Refuse to meet and bargain collectively with a public employer if the labor organization is the exclusive agent for the public employees in the certified bargaining unit. […]
Section 28-7-14. – Exclusive representation of employees.
§ 28-7-14. Exclusive representation of employees. Representatives designated or selected for the purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for those purposes, or by the majority of the employees voting in an election conducted pursuant to §§ 28-7-15 — 28-7-19, shall be the exclusive representatives of all the […]
Section 28-7-15. – Determination of bargaining unit.
§ 28-7-15. Determination of bargaining unit. The board shall decide in each case whether, in order to ensure to employees the full benefit of their right to self organization, to collective bargaining, and otherwise to effectuate the policies of this chapter, the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining shall be the employer unit, […]
Section 28-7-16. – Controversies as to representation.
§ 28-7-16. Controversies as to representation. (a) Whenever it is alleged by an employee or his or her representative that there is a question or controversy concerning the representation of employees, the board shall investigate the question or controversy and certify in writing to all persons concerned the name or names of the representatives who […]
Section 28-7-17. – Eligibility to participate in elections — Place and supervision of elections.
§ 28-7-17. Eligibility to participate in elections — Place and supervision of elections. The board shall have the power to determine who may participate in the election and to establish the rules governing the election; provided, that no election shall be directed by the board solely because of the request of an employer or of […]
Section 28-7-18. – Runoff elections — Term of certification as bargaining representative.
§ 28-7-18. Runoff elections — Term of certification as bargaining representative. If at an election conducted pursuant to §§ 28-7-14 — 28-7-19, three (3) or more nominees for exclusive collective bargaining representatives appear on the ballot and no one of them receives a majority of the votes cast at the election, the two (2) nominees […]
Section 28-7-19. – Unions listed on ballot — Company unions.
§ 28-7-19. Unions listed on ballot — Company unions. A labor organization nominated as the representative of employees shall be listed by name on the ballots authorized by § 28-7-16. In any investigation conducted by the board pursuant to §§ 28-7-14 — 28-7-19, the board may make a finding as to whether any committee, employee […]
Section 28-7-19.1. – Mergers and consolidations of companies.
§ 28-7-19.1. Mergers and consolidations of companies. (a) No business combination transaction shall result in the termination or impairment of the provisions of any labor contract covering persons engaged in employment in the state negotiated by a labor organization or by a collective bargaining agent or other representative. Notwithstanding a business combination transaction, the labor […]
Section 28-7-19.2. – Standards of corporate behavior.
§ 28-7-19.2. Standards of corporate behavior. (a) As used in this section, the following words, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: (1) “Control” means the beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of a control transferor; provided, that for the purposes of making percentage calculations, […]
Section 28-7-2. – Policy of chapter.
§ 28-7-2. Policy of chapter. (a) The economic necessity for employees to possess full freedom of association, actual liberty of contract, and bargaining power equal to that of their employers, who are frequently organized in corporate or other forms of association, has long been sanctioned by public opinion, and recognized and affirmed by legislatures and […]
Section 28-7-20. – Power of board to prevent unfair practices.
§ 28-7-20. Power of board to prevent unfair practices. The board is empowered and directed, as provided in this chapter, to prevent any employer, or public sector employee organization as provided in § 28-7-13.1, from engaging in any unfair labor practice. This power shall not be affected or impaired by any means of adjustment, mediation, […]
Section 28-7-21. – Complaints of unfair practices — Parties to proceedings — Rules of evidence.
§ 28-7-21. Complaints of unfair practices — Parties to proceedings — Rules of evidence. Whenever a charge has been made that any employer or public sector employee organization, as provided in § 28-7-13.1, has engaged in or is engaging in any unfair labor practice, the board shall have the power to issue and cause to […]
Section 28-7-22. – Testimony at hearing — Decision and orders.
§ 28-7-22. Testimony at hearing — Decision and orders. (a) The testimony shall be taken at the hearing and the board in its discretion may upon notice take further testimony or hear argument. The testimony so taken or heard shall not be reduced to writing unless an appeal is taken as provided in this chapter […]
Section 28-7-23. – Modification of findings and orders.
§ 28-7-23. Modification of findings and orders. Until a transcript of the record in a case has been filed in a court, as provided in this chapter, the board may at any time, upon reasonable notice and in any manner that it deems proper, modify or set aside, in whole or in part, any finding […]
Section 28-7-24. – Discontinuance of strike or other activity as condition of board action.
§ 28-7-24. Discontinuance of strike or other activity as condition of board action. The board shall not require as a condition of taking action or issuing any order under this chapter that employees on strike or engaged in any other lawful, concerted activity shall discontinue that strike or that activity. History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. […]