§ 5-55-6 - Dealer trade associations. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 5-55-6

   § 5-55-6  Dealer trade associations. –No supplier shall hinder, coerce or threaten any dealer for the purpose ofpreventing him or her from joining any trade association made up of dealers.Dealers have a right to select bargaining agents to negotiate and deal withsuppliers on an individual basis on matters having to do with theirsupplier-dealer relationship. Suppliers shall be obliged to bargain in goodfaith with selected agents by the dealers. That bargaining activity shall bepursued to the maximum extent permitted by law.