Reed National Corp. v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

The sole question on this appeal is whether there was a “stoppage of work” at the Westfield plant of the Reed National Corp. beginning the week ending August 8, 1981, so as to preclude the claimants from receiving unemployment benefits under G. L. c. 151A, § 25 (6).2 In Reed Nat’l Corp. v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 388 Mass. 336 (1983), this court held that the board of review (board) of the Division of Employment Security, in its first determination of this same issue, did not make findings sufficient to support its conclusion that there was no stoppage. Id. at 340. We…