R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-9.1-5.1: Change of bargaining agent.

In the event a majority of the firefighters in any city or town select a successor and/or a new labor organization as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all the members of the city or town fire department, the collective bargaining agreement, entered into and in effect pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be binding on both the successor and/or new bargaining agent and the corporate authority.