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CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE v. UNITED STEELWORKERS

Nos. 2006-145-Appeal, 2006-162-Appeal.

925 A.2d 246 (2007)

CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 15509. United Steelworkers of America, Local 15509 v. City of East Providence.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 27, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Conley, Jr., East Providence, for Plaintiff.

Richard M. Peirce, Providence, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

It has been said that "a rose is a rose is a rose,"1 but it does not necessarily follow that an appeal is an appeal is an appeal — especially if that appeal arose from a rather thorny arbitration. The sweeping yet puzzling waiver of all rights of appeal found in the arbitration provisions of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiated by the City of East Providence (the...

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