Rhode Island General Laws Title 36. Public Officers and Employees § 36-11-2. Discrimination because of membership in employee organization prohibited

(1) Once every one hundred twenty (120) days, or on a more frequent basis if mutually agreed to by the employer and the employee organization, the employer shall provide the employee organization that is the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit, and any statewide employee organization, of which the local employee organization is an affiliate, with a list of all employees in that bargaining unit.

(2) The list shall include, as appropriate, each employee's employee ID number, first name, last name, work location/department, job title/classification, date of hire, date of birth, demographic information, contact information, and whether the employee has, to the employer's records, authorized dues deduction.  As used in this section, “demographic information” includes the employee's sex and race/ethnicity, to the extent the employer is in possession of such information.  As used in this section, “contact information” includes an employee's home address, mailing address, work email address, personal email address, and home and personal cellular telephone numbers, to the extent that the employer is in possession of such information.

(3) To the extent possible, the employee list shall be in alphabetical order by last name and provided as an electronic spreadsheet with one column for each of the data listed in subsection (g)(2) of this section.

(4) The list shall be kept confidential by the employer and the employee organization and shall be exempt from copying and inspection under chapter 2 of title 38 (“access to public records”).