Legal Opinion
Local 950, International Ass'n v. Town of Brookline
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 30, 1993No. 92-P-717PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal by unions (firefighters and school secretaries) in the town of Brookline from a decision of the Superior Court allowing the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust remedies. A Superior Court judge determined that the matter should be left to the Labor Relations Commission (LRC) because the issue (health insurance) is governed by G. L. c. 150E and is, therefore, within the purview of that agency.
In 1991, the town unilaterally imposed an increase (from ten percent to twenty-five percent) in employee contributions to health maintenance organization (HMO) premiums.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ludlow Education Ass'n v. Town of LudlowMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- City of Everett v. Local 1656, International Ass'n of FirefightersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Uniformed Firefighters of Ludlow, Local 1840 v. Board of SelectmenMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
- City of Everett v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
3Cited by2 opinions
- Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union v. County of BristolMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- McGarry v. School Committee of WoburnMassachusetts Superior Court · 1997