Fowler v. Labor Relations Commission

Soon after becoming one of the principal organizers of a campaign to unionize mid-level managers at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC), Richard Fowler, a BWSC employee for nearly twenty years, was demoted and subsequently fired. He filed a charge with the Labor Relations *97Commission (commission) contending that the BWSC’s actions were taken in retaliation for his involvement in protected activity, in violation of G. L. c. 150E, § 10(a)(1), (2) and (3). The commission investigated, issued a complaint of prohibited practice, and referred the matter to a hearing officer. After a…