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R.I. BROTH. OF CORR. OFFICERS v. STATE, DEPT. OF CORR.

No. 96-240-Appeal.

707 A.2d 1229 (1998)

RHODE ISLAND BROTHERHOOD OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS v. STATE of Rhode Island DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. McFadyen, 3rd., Gerard P. Cobleigh, Warwick, Jean Rosiello, for Plaintiff.

Joseph S. Larisa, Jr., William E. Smith, Providence, for Defendant.

Before WEISBERGER, C.J., and LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

Can the state take steps to withhold approval of certain union members' requests to take paid leaves from their state jobs to work full time on union business? Can it do so without resort to collective bargaining and notwithstanding the state's past practice of approving such requests? Given the circumstances presented by this appeal, we answer these questions in the affirmative.

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