Legal Opinion
Best v. Rome
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 21, 1994No. Civ. A. 93-11327-JLTPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, Chief Judge.
I
Background
Plaintiff John Best worked as a provisional civilian employee of the Boston Police Department from June 10, 1987, until his termination on January 2, 1990. His position was covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and Local 285 of the Service Employees International Union (“Local 285”).
On January 17, 1990, Local 285 filed a grievance protesting plaintiff’s termination. A union representative, Robert Benson, met with city officials to discuss plaintiff’s claims. When that meeting did not lead to a settlement…
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