by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 12, 2019 | Collective Bargaining, Contract & Interest Arbitration, Employment Discrimination, In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Litigation, Negotiation and Severance Agreements, Representing Injured Public Employees, Sandulli Grace In The News, Strategic Advice, Twitter, Uncategorized, Unfair Labor Practices, Union Election Law
Sandulli Grace, P.C. and the Massachusetts Coalition of Police are proud to announce our third 2019 police union training. Sandulli Grace and MassCOP believe in empowering MassCOP’s local unions through education, to create a stronger, safer environment for members....
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 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 Amy Laura Davidson | Nov 23, 2011 | Labor In The News
On November 22nd, Governor Patrick signed the Evergreen “Fix” bill into law. The bill was passed as an emergency act so it immediately goes into effect. Accordingly, municipal employers are bound to the terms of collective bargaining agreements with an evergreen...
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...
