Barth, et al v. City of Cranston, et al

  1. August 11, 2022

    1st Circ. Won't Revive RI Cops' Suit Over Seniority Rights

    A group of Cranston, Rhode Island cops who sued after they were moved down a spot in seniority in their department had their appeal denied by the First Circuit, which ruled that a lower court was right to find the plaintiffs failed to show their union acted in bad faith.

  2. February 17, 2022

    Police Union Tells 1st Circ. To Nix Officers' Seniority Suit

    A police union asked the First Circuit on Thursday to dismiss five Rhode Island officers' bid to reverse a district court decision finding no evidence that the union failed to fairly represent the sergeants when their seniority rights were changed.

  3. February 10, 2022

    City Says Union Fairly Repped Police Sgts. In Ranking Dispute

    A Rhode Island city urged the First Circuit to uphold a lower court's ruling against five police sergeants claiming their union failed to fairly represent them over changes to their seniority rights, saying there was no evidence the union acted in bad faith.

  4. January 07, 2022

    RI Police Sergeants Want Suit Against Union Revived

    Five Cranston, Rhode Island, police sergeants asked the First Circuit to revive a suit claiming their union failed to adequately bargain with the city over changes to their seniority rights that arose after a lawsuit was settled, saying the lower court misunderstood their complaint.