R.I. House committee to hold binding-arbitration hearing
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - House leaders have posted notice of a hearing Wednesday on a bill to allow binding arbitration as a means of settling intractable monetary disputes in teacher-contract negotiations. Scheduled for the week before the full General Assembly returns for the first time since June, the House Labor Committee hearing has been scheduled for 2 p.m. in Room 313 of the State House. The focus of the hearing will be a bill, introduced by Rep. Alfred A. Gemma, D-Warwick, on January 22. Among the key provisions: "If no agreement is reached by midnight of the expiration of the existing contract ... the parties shall submit a list of their respective unresolved issues to the mediator. If an agreement is not reached prior to the opening of school, teachers shall continue to work under the terms of the existing contract and...the parties shall then proceed to arbitration ... "The arbitration panel shall resolve separately each individual disputed issue by accepting the last best offer thereon of either of the parties...The decision shall be rendered within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the arbitration hearings.'' The House's Democratic leaders have not said they are committed to passing a binding arbitration bill before the year is out. But given the strong push for the legislation by the teacher unions, they have evidently agreed to use the Gemma bill as a vehicle for a public discussion of the pros and cons. 
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We'll be watching you closely GA. This teacher union bull#$%^it is not going to fly. If my rep from Johnston does anything to help this pass he's going to lose a lot ov family votes from Johnston
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We will also be watching from East Providence. If this passes, this state will be economically doomed.
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WE DO NOT WANT THIS! WE DO NOT WANT THIS! WE DO NOT WANT THIS!
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS?????? LISTEN TO US!!!!!!!!!
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The GA needs to make sweeping financial changes as to the way the state/cities/townes do business.
First start with yourselves. No more free health care and no free food. Cut your staff. DO NOT fall for the teachers "binding arbitration" scheme. Their leader already said he has the votes lined up. Do you work for him or do you work for the people who voted you in office? People from your voting districts are watching you closely!! It's sad to say but unless we change the image of RI no one is coming into this state. We need to lead by example.
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