City of Cranston v. Hall

The petitioner in this certiorari proceeding is the City of Cranston (the city); the respondents are Local 1363, International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO (the union) and the members of an arbitration board (the board) convened pursuant to the Firefighters’ Arbitration Act, G. L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) §28-9.1-1 et seq. This is the second time within a year that the city has appeared before us seeking reversal of the board’s award insofar as it pertains to the promotion of firefighters to the ranks of lieutenant and captain.

The arbitration award of April 10, 1975, governing the…