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Warwick School Committee approves project labor agreement after debate over union-letter language
Summary
The Warwick School Committee approved a project labor agreement (PLA) after members debated language in an appended union letter and whether it conflicted with the Janus decision; counsel said the letter offers an option but does not create a binding dues requirement, and the motion passed with one recorded opposition.
The Warwick School Committee voted to approve a project labor agreement after discussion about an appended letter from a union and language that members said predated the Supreme Court’s Janus decision.
Counsel Connolly, who presented the PLA, told the committee the core document is largely unchanged from prior drafts but that a union-submitted letter has been added as an appendix. He said the letter and some wording make clear there is no requirement for union dues and described the appendix as an offered option rather than a new…
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