Legal Opinion
Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System v. Associated Colt Staff of the University of Maine System
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 26, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
The Associated COLT Staff of the University of Maine System (ACSUM)1 and the Maine Labor Relations Board (Board) appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) vacating the Board’s decision that the University of Maine System (University) breached its duty to bargain in good faith by discontinuing the annual step increase in wages included as a wage provision in the collective bargaining agreement that had expired. The requirement to bargain and negotiate in good faith includes the obligation to maintain the status quo following the expiration…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Biddeford Ex Rel. Board of Education v. Biddeford Teachers Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Appeal of Milton School DistrictSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
- Caribou School Department v. Caribou Teachers Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- City of Bangor v. American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, Council 74Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- M. S. A. D. No. 43 Teachers' Ass'n v. M. S. A. D. No. 43 Board of DirectorsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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- Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System v. Associated Colt Staff of the University of Maine SystemSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- West Warwick School Comm. v. West Warwick Teachers Alliance, 96-0055 (1996)Superior Court of Rhode Island · 1996