Legal Opinion
Mendes v. City of Taunton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 2, 1974PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
These four cases all arise out of a refusal by the city of Taunton to pay salary increases to members of the city’s fire department and police department for the year 1972; the increases were agreed on in separate collec- live bargaining contracts (the contract or contracts) entered into in 1971 by the city and Local 1391, International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO (Local 1391), and by the city and the Taunton branch of the Massachusetts Police Association (the association). What is essentially at issue in each of the cases is the interrelation between one section of the municipal…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Smith v. Evening News Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Kerrigan v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Chief of Police of Dracut v. Town of DracutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Mathewson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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3Cited by16 opinions
- National Ass'n of Government Employees, Inc. v. Central Broadcasting Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Boston Teachers Union v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Boston Teachers Union v. School Committee of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- School Committee of Hanover v. CurryMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Labor Relations Comm. v. Bd. of Selectmen of DracutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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