by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 21, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
This is in follow up to our blog post concerning the amendment of the civil service residency statute, MGL c. 31 sec 58. Since this amendment was part of the State Budget and since the Budget has an emergency preamble, the amendment to 31 sec 58 was also effective...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 16, 2013 | In Our Opinion...
I’m not sure if you are aware, but the Republican National Committee is actually voluntarily meeting in Boston this week. I’m a little surprised that they are here, I’m sure that they’re worried that just being in the Bay State might lead them to accidentally enter...
by Amy Laura Davidson | Aug 13, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
On August 7, 2013 the Department of Labor Relations (DLR) issued a decision finding that the Captain in the Hudson Police Department ought to be included in a new bargaining unit of superior officers recently organized by Mass COP. Up until December 2012, the...
by Jennifer N. Smith | Aug 5, 2013 | In Our Opinion...
A new tumblr that began in July 2013 is growing in popularity and unfortunately it is mocking public safety officers all over the world. http://copselfies.tumblr.com/ If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a “selfie” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfie) basically...
by Jennifer N. Smith | Aug 2, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Including a provision in your collective bargaining agreement that requires any and all discipline to be issued for “just cause” is not a novel idea. Simply stated, the “just cause standard” demands that all discipline be fairly and consistently administered.[1] ...
by Alan Shapiro | Aug 2, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
On June 20, highly respected Arbitrator Michael Ryan issued a decision overturning the discharge of Boston Police Officer David Williams. All of the facts are meticulously set out in the decision’s 44 pages but are briefly summarized here. On March 16, 2009, Michael...
