Rhode Island S2409 amends municipal employees' arbitration laws to establish new factors for arbitrators to consider in wage disputes.

Rhode Island S2409 amends the state's municipal employees' arbitration laws. It recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration. The bill establishes new factors for arbitrators to consider in wage disputes, including comparisons of wages and hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs. The arbitrators' decisions are final and binding on both the bargaining agent and the municipal employer. The bill also grants the arbitrators power to render an award over all negotiated matters, including the expenditure of money.

Rhode Island S2409 amends municipal employees' arbitration laws to establish new factors for arbitrators to consider in wage disputes.

Rhode Island S2409 amends the state's municipal employees' arbitration laws. It recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration. The bill establishes new factors for arbitrators to consider in wage disputes, including comparisons of wages and hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs. The arbitrators' decisions are final and binding on both the bargaining agent and the municipal employer. The bill also grants the arbitrators power to render an award over all negotiated matters, including the expenditure of money.