Rhode Island § 28-9.5-6 § 28-9.5-6. Obligation to bargain.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-9.5-6 — § 28-9.5-6. Obligation to bargain.

Rhode Island § 28-9.5-6

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-9.5State Police Arbitration

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-9.5-6 (2026).

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§ 28-9.5-6. Obligation to bargain.
It shall be the obligation of the state, acting through state 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 from the bargaining agent of
            the request for a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. This obligation includes
            the duty to cause any agreement resulting from the negotiations to be reduced to a
            written contract; provided, that no contract shall exceed the term of three (3) years.
         

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§ 28-9.5-6. Obligation to bargain.

It shall be the obligation of the state, acting through state 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 from the bargaining agent of the request for a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. This obligation includes the duty to cause any agreement resulting from the negotiations to be reduced to a written contract; provided, that no contract shall exceed the term of three (3) years.