§ 36-11-1. Right to organize — Bargaining representatives. (a) State employees, except for casual employees or seasonal employees, shall have the right to organize and designate representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. State employees, as used in this chapter, shall […]
§ 36-11-1.1. Definitions. The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meaning: (1) “Casual employees” shall mean those persons hired for an occasional period to perform special jobs or functions not necessarily related to the work performed by the regular employees in the collective bargaining unit. (2) “Seasonal employees” shall mean […]
§ 36-11-10. Factors to be considered by the arbitrator. The factors, among others, to be given weight by the arbitrator in arriving at a decision shall include: (1) Comparison of wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of the state employees involved with the prevailing wage rates or hourly conditions of employment maintained for the […]
§ 36-11-11. Fees and expenses of arbitrator. Fees and necessary expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the bargaining agent and the chief executive except that the transcript of proceedings required to be kept of the arbitration hearing shall be borne solely by the state. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 3.
§ 36-11-12. Retirement system matters excluded from collective bargaining. Any and all matters relating to the employees’ retirement system of the state of Rhode Island are excluded as negotiable items in the collective bargaining process. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 160, § 1.
§ 36-11-13. Affirmative action provisions. (a) The director of the department of administration shall direct the associate director of human resources to include proposals for affirmative action provisions as a subject for all collective bargaining negotiations. The proposals shall include, at a minimum but not limited to, the following personnel actions: recruitment; new hires; promotions; […]
§ 36-11-2. Discrimination because of membership in employee organization prohibited. (a) There shall be no discrimination against any state employee because the employee has formed, joined, or chosen to be represented by any labor or employee organization. (b) Supervisory employees shall not endorse any particular labor or employee organization or by reason of membership in […]
§ 36-11-3. Action on grievances. It shall be the responsibility of supervisors at all levels to consider, and commensurate with authority delegated by the head of the state department or agency, to take appropriate action promptly and fairly upon the grievances of their subordinates. To this end, appropriate authority shall be delegated to supervisors by […]
§ 36-11-4. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter and the procedures established hereunder shall be applicable in any state department or agency to conditions which are in whole or part subject to the control of the head of the department or agency and which involve conditions of employment. History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 178, § […]
§ 36-11-5. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 178, § 5; Repealed by P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 2.
§ 36-11-6. Powers of representative organizations. Organizations representing state employees, firefighters as defined in § 28-9.1-3, and police officers as defined in § 28-9.2-3, shall enjoy all the benefits of and be subject to all the provisions of chapter 7 of title 28, except that those employees shall not have the right to strike. History […]
§ 36-11-7. Obligation to bargain. It shall be the obligation of the chief executive or his or her designee (appointed, elected, or possessing classified status) to meet and confer in good faith with the representatives of the state employees’ bargaining agent within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the bargaining agent of […]
§ 36-11-7.1. Unresolved issues submitted to mediation. (a) In the event that the bargaining agent and the chief executive or his or her designee are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, either of them may request mediation and conciliation upon […]
§ 36-11-8. Unresolved issues — Conciliation or fact finding. In the event that the bargaining agent and the chief executive or his or her designee 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, within three […]
§ 36-11-9. Binding arbitration — Procedure. (a) All issues remaining in dispute after the procedures for voluntary resolution of issues provided in § 36-11-8 are exhausted shall be referred to final and binding arbitration and decision. An arbitrator shall be selected within fifteen (15) days from lists of certified arbitrators submitted by and in accordance […]
