{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-9.4-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-9.4-1","heading":"Declaration of policy — Purpose.","body":"It is declared to be the public policy of this state to accord to municipal employees the right to organize, to be represented, to negotiate, and to bargain on a collective basis with municipal employers, covering hours, salary, working conditions and other terms of employment; provided, that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to accord to municipal employees the right to strike.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 9.4 Municipal Employees’ Arbitration"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-9.4/28-9.4-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:50Z","sha256":"930a4ec40498226e5933960cafc4cae51701ee5d3669f95ed2ae2f43d50d0225","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-9.3-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-9.4-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}