Supreme Court of Rhode Island January 18, 2002, 2000-302-Appeal (Rhode Island Employment Security Alliance, Local 401 v. State Department of Employment & Training)

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Thirteen computer operators employed at the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) and their union, the Rhode Island Employment Security Alliance, Local 401, S.E.I.U., AFL-CIO (collectively, plaintiffs), brought suit in Superior Court seeking declaratory, compensatory and injunctive relief to redress alleged violations of the Merit System Act, G.L.