Legal Opinion
Sheriff v. Labor Relations Commission
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 18, 2004No. 01-P-1628PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcHugh, J.
After the sheriff of Worcester County issued a directive prohibiting his unionized employees from “wearing . . . any pins or other [unauthorized] accouterments” on their uniforms, the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union (union or MCOFU) filed a prohibited practice charge with the Labor Relations Commission (commission) alleging that the directive violated G. L. c. 150E, §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(5). Following the customary hearing, the commission agreed and issued an order requiring the sheriff, among other things, to bargain with the union before imposing a ban on pins, including…
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