{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-55-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-55-6","heading":"Dealer trade associations.","body":"No supplier shall hinder, coerce, or threaten any dealer for the purpose of preventing him or her from joining any trade association made up of dealers. Dealers have a right to select bargaining agents to negotiate and deal with suppliers on an individual basis on matters having to do with their supplier-dealer relationship. Suppliers shall be obliged to bargain in good faith with selected agents by the dealers. That bargaining activity shall be pursued to the maximum extent permitted by law.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 55 Motor Fuel Distribution and Sales"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-55/5-55-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:59:49Z","sha256":"65e9a1353278b88ba7d47634936e1bd199aeff29045bf0adfe9c80c940843e66","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-55-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-55-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}