1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 960 A.2d
  5. 960 A.2d 529 (2008)
 

CRANSTON v. RI LABORERS' COUNCIL LOCAL 1033

No. 2005-328-Appeal.

960 A.2d 529 (2008)

CITY OF CRANSTON v. RHODE ISLAND LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL, LOCAL 1033 et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 8, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic A. Marzilli, East Providence, for Plaintiff.

Donald S. Iannazzi, for Defendant.

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

OPINION

Chief Justice WILLIAMS, for the Court.

In 2003 the City of Cranston (city) was faced with a fiscal crisis. In the midst of this period of financial distress, Mayor Stephen P. Laffey terminated the employment of each of the city's existing crossing guards in an effort to manage more effectively the city's budget.1 After losing their jobs, the crossing guards, through their union, Rhode Island Laborers' District Council...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases