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Rhode Island committee bundles three arbitration bills; testimony split over binding arbitration
Summary
The House Labor Committee bundled three arbitration proposals — for firefighters, municipal police and municipal employees — and held them for further study after testimony from unions and opponents highlighted disagreements about binding arbitration and protections for municipalities.
The House Labor Committee on April 2 held for further study three related arbitration bills that would change how contract disputes are handled for firefighters, municipal police and municipal employees. The committee’s procedural motion to hold the bills passed on a voice/roll call vote before testimony began.
The three measures were presented together by committee leaders. Committee Chair Corvaci said the bills include a provision that would allow the terms of an existing contract to remain in force until a successor agreement or an interest arbitration award is reached. He described identical language in the firefighters and police proposals and said the municipal-employee bill would “establish new factors for…
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