State Dep’t of Corr. v. R.I. Brotherhood of Corr. Officers

This case involved a dispute between the R.I. Department of Corrections (DOC) and the certified bargaining unit for correctional officers and other DOC employees (the union). The dispute arose from the DOC's proposal to modify the weapons qualification component of the training program for correctional officers. The union filed a grievance, arguing that the training program could not modified without the approval of a training committee that had been created under the parties' collective bargaining agreement (CBA). An arbitrator ruled in the union's favor. The superior confirmed the arbitration award. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) this dispute was arbitrable; and (2) the arbitration award must stand because the arbitrator's interpretation of the CBA was passably plausible, did not reflect a manifest disregard for the law, and was not irrational. View "State Dep't of Corr. v. R.I. Brotherhood of Corr. Officers" on Justia Law