School Committee of Town of North Providence v. North Providence Federation of Teachers

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us for the second time on appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court. An earlier appeal in this same case was decided in School Committee of North Providence v. North Providence Federation of Teachers, Local 920 (AFL-CIO), R.I. 404 A.2d 493 (1979). It will be helpful if we first consider the issues that were raised in that case before setting forth the facts underlying the instant appeal.

An action was brought by the School Committee of the Town of North Providence (school committee) against the North Providence Federation of Teachers, Local…