Rhode Island § 28-8-1 § 28-8-1. Capacity to sue on behalf of employees for contract violations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-8-1 — § 28-8-1. Capacity to sue on behalf of employees for contract violations.

Rhode Island § 28-8-1

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-8Actions by Labor Organizations

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-8-1 (2026).

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§ 28-8-1. Capacity to sue on behalf of employees for contract violations.
Suits or actions at law for the violation by an employer of contracts of employment
            between the employer and his or her employees who are represented by a labor union
            as their legally constituted bargaining agent, and whose rights and duties as employees
            are set forth in a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and labor
            union, as the legal representative of the employees, may be brought in the name of
            the union for the benefit of the employees. This section applies to any previous violation
            or violation which may be made in the future by the employer; provided, 

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§ 28-8-1. Capacity to sue on behalf of employees for contract violations.

Suits or actions at law for the violation by an employer of contracts of employment between the employer and his or her employees who are represented by a labor union as their legally constituted bargaining agent, and whose rights and duties as employees are set forth in a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and labor union, as the legal representative of the employees, may be brought in the name of the union for the benefit of the employees. This section applies to any previous violation or violation which may be made in the future by the employer; provided, that any action at law brought by the labor union for the benefit of the employees shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 9-1-15 — 9-1-24.