Section 28-9.2-1. – Short title.

§ 28-9.2-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Municipal Police Arbitration Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 54, § 1.

Section 28-9.2-10. – Factors to be considered by arbitration board.

§ 28-9.2-10. Factors to be considered by arbitration board. The arbitrators shall conduct the hearings and render their decision on the basis of a prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of wage or hour disputes between the police officers and the city or town by which they are employed. The factors, among others, to be given […]

Section 28-9.2-11. – Fees and expenses of arbitration.

§ 28-9.2-11. Fees and expenses of arbitration. Fees and necessary expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities. Notwithstanding any other remedies that an arbitrator may have, the arbitrator or a party who or that has paid its share of the fees and necessary expenses of an arbitrator […]

Section 28-9.2-12. – Collective bargaining contract.

§ 28-9.2-12. Collective bargaining contract. Any agreements actually negotiated between the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities either before or within thirty (30) days after arbitration shall constitute the collective bargaining contract governing police and the city or town for the period stated in the contract; provided, that the period shall not exceed one year. […]

Section 28-9.2-13. – Request for collective bargaining.

§ 28-9.2-13. Request for collective bargaining. Whenever wages, rates of pay, or any other matter requiring appropriation of money by any city or town are included as matter of collective bargaining conducted under the provisions of this chapter, it is the obligation of the bargaining agent to serve written notice of request for collective bargaining […]

Section 28-9.2-14. – Severability.

§ 28-9.2-14. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remaining provisions of this chapter and the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances, other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected by the […]

Section 28-9.2-15. – Writ of certiorari to the supreme court.

§ 28-9.2-15. Writ of certiorari to the supreme court. The sole avenue of review of a decision of an arbitration panel issued pursuant to this chapter shall be by petition for writ of certiorari to the supreme court. If a decision of the arbitration panel is sought to be reviewed by writ of certiorari to […]

Section 28-9.2-16. – Attorney’s fees — Costs — Interest.

§ 28-9.2-16. Attorney’s fees — Costs — Interest. If either the bargaining agent or the corporate authorities files a petition for writ of certiorari to the supreme court of the state of Rhode Island for a review or modification of a majority decision of the arbitrators, which by the provisions of § 28-9.2-9 is binding […]

Section 28-9.2-17. – Continuance of contractual provisions.

§ 28-9.2-17. Continuance of contractual provisions. All contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall continue in the following collective bargaining agreement unless either the bargaining agent or the corporate authority shall, in writing, within the thirty-day (30) period referred to in § 28-9.2-7, propose […]

Section 28-9.2-18. – Exclusive bargaining representative obligations.

§ 28-9.2-18. Exclusive bargaining representative obligations. (a) The exclusive representative shall have the right to act for and negotiate agreements covering all employees in the bargaining unit. Nothing in the provision shall require the exclusive representative to provide representation at any level of the grievance process, including arbitration, in any case on behalf of an […]

Section 28-9.2-2. – Statement of policy.

§ 28-9.2-2. Statement of policy. (a) The protection of the public health, safety, and welfare demands that full-time police officers of any paid police department in any city or town not be accorded the right to strike or engage in any work stoppage or slowdown. This necessary prohibition does not require the denial to these […]

Section 28-9.2-3. – Definitions.

§ 28-9.2-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter the following terms, unless the context requires a different interpretation, have the following meanings: (1) “Corporate authorities” means the proper officials within any city or town whose duty or duties it is to establish the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours, working conditions, and other terms and […]

Section 28-9.2-4. – Right to organize and bargain collectively.

§ 28-9.2-4. Right to organize and bargain collectively. The police officers in any city or town have the right to bargain collectively with their respective cities or towns and be represented by an organization in the collective bargaining as to wages, rates of pay, hours, working conditions, and all other terms and conditions of employment. […]

Section 28-9.2-5. – Recognition of bargaining agent.

§ 28-9.2-5. Recognition of bargaining agent. The organization selected by the majority of the police officers in any city or town shall be recognized by the city or town as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all of the police officers of the city or town police department unless and until recognition of the […]

Section 28-9.2-6. – Obligation to bargain.

§ 28-9.2-6. Obligation to bargain. It shall be the obligation of the city or town, acting through its corporate authorities, to meet and confer in good faith with the designated representative or representatives of the bargaining agent, including any legal counsel selected by the bargaining agent, within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice […]

Section 28-9.2-7. – Unresolved issues submitted to arbitration.

§ 28-9.2-7. Unresolved issues submitted to arbitration. In the event that the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to arbitration; provided, the parties may agree […]

Section 28-9.2-8. – Arbitration board — Composition.

§ 28-9.2-8. Arbitration board — Composition. Within five (5) days from the expiration of the thirty-day (30) period referred to in § 28-9.2-7, the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities shall each select and name one arbitrator and shall immediately thereafter notify each other in writing of the name and address of the person so […]

Section 28-9.2-9. – Hearings.

§ 28-9.2-9. Hearings. (a) The arbitration board shall, acting through its chairperson, call a hearing to be held within ten (10) days after the date of the appointment of the chairperson, and shall, acting through its chairperson, give at least seven (7) days’ notice in writing to each of the other two (2) arbitrators, the […]