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...
by Alan Shapiro | Jul 31, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the Republican state legislature virtually eliminated collective bargaining for public sector workers two years ago, they largely spared police and fire unions. But now, it appears that the honeymoon is over. In a story in...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 29, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The Governor has just signed the budget which includes an amendment to MGL c. 31 sec 58. C. 31 sec 58 is a section of the Civil Service Law and addresses “Municipal police officers and firefighters; qualifications.” It includes a residency requirement for civil...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 6, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
By decision dated February 5, 2013, the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations found that the City of Peabody violated Section 10(a)(5) and 10(a)(1) of the Law by failing to bargain in good faith when it assigned junior Sergeants rather than senior Sergeants to...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 27, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Sandulli Grace attorney Bryan Decker was featured in a WBUR-FM radio broadcast regarding Massachusetts’ new medical marijuana law on Tuesday morning, February 19, 2013. The report by WBUR radio journalist Martha Bebinger, explores various implications of the new law,...
by John Becker | Feb 6, 2013 | In Our Opinion...
In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Jesus Christ Superstar, Pontius Pilate asks his most famous prisoner, “And what is ‘truth’? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths. Are mine the same as yours?” Pilate’s questions could just as well be asked in any...
