Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority v. Rhode Island State Labor Relations Board

OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

This ease came before the Supreme Court on a petition for certiorari to review the judgment of the Superior Court that affirmed a decision of the Rhode Island State Labor Relations Board (board). The board had ruled that two “associate producer” positions existed within the state’s public television station, and that those positions should be included within the station’s certified collective-bargaining unit. For the reasons stated below, we grant the petition and quash the judgment of the Superior Court.

FACTS ON THE RECORD AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The petitioners in…