by Amy Laura Davidson | Nov 18, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Last fall, the state Supreme Judicial Court overturned 30 years of history and held that “evergreen clauses” – clauses that extend collective bargaining agreements until a new contract is negotiated – were unlawful and unenforceable if the clause operated to extend a...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 18, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
OK, just when you thought it was okay to put aside the Quinn bill case until the SJC issues a ruling, our “friends” over on Morrissey Boulevard decide they need to chime in on the case – by writing an editorial urging the SJC to rule against the right of officers to...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 9, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Arbitrator rules that a teacher without professional teacher status is entitled to procedural protections under the collective bargaining agreement before a School Committee can non-renew the teacher’s appointment. In this case, the teacher was notified of the...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 3, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
A New York grand jury has charged ten New York City police officers with crimes for “fixing” traffic tickets. The charges resulted from a wiretap for unrelated matters during which investigators overheard discussions of fixing tickets. The crimes charged were the...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 5, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
We just got word that the Supreme Judicial Court has scheduled oral argument for Adams v. Boston for November 8, 2011 at 9:00a.m. At issue in the case is whether a municipality can cut Quinn Bill payments to officers based on the underfunding of reimbursements by the...
by Alan Shapiro | Oct 5, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
While, for the Beatles, eight days a week may not have been enough to show they cared, the Appeals Court has said that it is enough for a five-day suspension. Civil Service law, Mass. Gen. Laws Chapter 31, § 41, allows a police or fire chief to suspend a tenured civil...
