Legal Opinion
Billerica v. International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 1495
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 7, 1993PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
We are concerned with the enforceability of a minimum-staffing provision in a collective bargaining agreement between the town of Billerica (town) and the Billerica firefighters, Local 1495 of the International Association of Firefighters (firefighters). That agreement, entered into in November, 1989, and covering the period from July 1, 1989, to June 30, 1992, provided for a minimum-staffing level of seventeen firefighters on duty at any time. In the fall of 1990, contrary to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the town reduced minimum staffing to fourteen firefighters. The…
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