by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jun 24, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Chalk this one up to “this wasn’t already settled law?” Yes, it was only last week that the US Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment to the Constitution protects an employee’s right to testify truthfully in a court case. In 2006, Central Alabama Community...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 30, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
All MASSC.O.P. members who have worked as a reserve officer or a call firefighter need to read this article. In Massachusetts, retirement system members who worked as call firefighters or reserve police officers can be credited with a maximum of five years of service...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 14, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Based on the diligence of MASS C.O.P. locals in Salem, the Salem City Council took a stand for public safety this week. Recently, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll proposed to the City Council that the Police Chief and Fire Chief positions be removed from Civil Service. This...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 7, 2014 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
The television news program Waltham Newswatch last night reported on the Waltham Police Union, Massachusetts Coalition of Police’s recent superior court victory upholding an arbitration award in favor of Officer Paul Tracey. The program recounted the events that led...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 4, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
In a case brought by the Waltham Police Union, Local 161, Massachusetts Coalition of Police, and argued by Sandulli Grace Attorney Bryan Decker, Middlesex Superior Court judge S. Jane Haggerty has upheld the decision of an arbitrator overturning the suspension of a...
