RI H7906

Charter schools in Rhode Island must include a "union neutrality clause" in their charter when applying for a new charter or renewing an existing one

Schools must remain neutral on employee unionization, prohibited from expressing positions on whether employees should unionize or taking adverse actions against employees based on their union stance

Charter schools must grant bona fide labor organizations access to work areas at reasonable times to meet with employees about representation rights and employment conditions

Union recognition would occur through majority card check verified by a neutral third-party arbitrator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, rather than traditional NLRB elections

Adds new statutory definitions for "bona fide labor organization" (recognized under NLRA or state labor relations act) and "employees" (non-represented, non-management, non-confidential charter school workers)