Arbitrator finds TF Green officials lacked cause to fire union leader, awards 2 years back pay

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 960

Last Updated: 21 hours, 11 minutes ago

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An arbitrator has ruled that the head of the union representing police and firefighters at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport can return to work nearly two years after he was fired from the airport’s fire department. But the outcome still depends on the resolution of a lawsuit filed last year in Providence Superior Court.

In a 67-page decision published Tuesday, arbitrator Sheila Mayberry found officials at the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) failed …

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