Legal Opinion
Town of Narragansett v. International Ass'n of Fire Fighters
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 8, 1977No. 76-312-M.PPublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBevilacqua, C.J.
This is a certiorari proceeding wherein the petitioner, the town of Narragansett (town), challenges the jurisdiction of an arbitration board impaneled pursuant to the Fire Fighters’ Arbitration Act (Act), G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) §§28-9.1-7, -8, to issue an order concerning minimum manpower requirements at a town fire station.
In 1976, negotiations were conducted by the town and respondent, International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, Local 1589 (union), bargaining agent for the town’s firefighters, regarding fourteen proposed changes to the collective bargaining agreement between…
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