Legal Opinion
Providence Teachers Union v. Providence School Board
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 10, 1997No. 95-445-AppealPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEDERBERG, Justice.
The issue in this appeal is whether the collective-bargaining agreement (agreement or contract) entered into between the Providence Teachers Union (union) and the Providence School Board (board) for the school years 1992 through 1995 was valid and enforceable. The Superior Court ruled that the agreement was not valid and therefore vacated an arbitration award rendered pursuant to an arbitration clause in the agreement. The union appealed. The identical issue of the agreement’s validity was raised in Providence Teachers Union v. Providence School Board, 689 A.2d 384…
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