Providence Teachers Union Local 858, aft/rift, Afl-Cio v. Providence Sch. Bd.

OPINION

This appeal challenges a trial justice’s refusal to order a municipality to deposit teacher contributions to the Employee Retirement System of the State of Rhode Island (system) into a segregated bank account before transmitting these contributions to the system. The plaintiffs, Providence Teachers Union Local 958, AFT/RIFT, AFL-CIO, Phyllis Tennian, Philip DiCecco and Father Nick Milas (collectively, the union) appeal from a Superi- or Court judgment dismissing their complaint.

• The union is the duly certified collective-bargaining representative for teachers in the City of…