NEPBA Attorney Frank Camera represented NEPBA Local 808 Woonsocket Police Department at the Rhode Island Labor Relations Board. The Union charged the City Of Woonsocket with failing to bargain over the implementation of body worn cameras. The Labor Board ruled that the City Of Woonsocket failed to satisfy its obligation to bargain over the body […]
From the desk of NEPBA Executive Secretary Bill Ryan The Grievant, a correction officer with the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office, was suspended following an April 24, 2020 incident in which it was alleged that he acted in an insubordinate manner toward his supervisor and refused to abide by a lawful directive from his supervisor. Additionally, as […]
The Grievant, received a three-day unpaid suspension based upon two distinct reasons, (1) for allegedly ignoring a direct order to attend an investigatory interview on September 28, 2021, and (2) for allegedly failing to secure and properly account for inmate funds. The arbitrator held that the employer, the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office (NSO), despite the calling […]