August 11, 2022
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.
February 17, 2022
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.
February 10, 2022
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.
January 07, 2022
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.