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 | Apr 5, 2013 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
After a nearly 20 year battle between the Lynn Police Association and the City of Lynn, the Appeals Court has finally confirmed that State Law, MGL c. 41 sec 99A, concerning the residency of police officers and fire fighters controls any residency obligations for...
by Alan Shapiro | Mar 12, 2013 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
In a landmark ruling with national and even international implications, the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission upheld the appeals of six former Boston Police Officers who had been fired solely because a California drug testing company (Psychemedics Corporation)...
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...
