City of Taunton v. Taunton Branch of the Massachusetts Police Ass'n

Negotiations between the city of Taunton (city) and the Taunton Branch of the Massachusetts Police Association (association), the collective bargaining representa*238tive of the city’s police officers, failed to produce a collective bargaining agreement for the period commencing on July 1, 1976. On July 26, 1976, the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration (board) appointed a “fact finder” to resolve the impasse. G. L. c. 150E, § 9, inserted by St. 1973, c. 1078, § 2. On December 10, 1976, the fact finder made findings and recommendations. When these failed to resolve the impasse, the association,…