Legal Opinion
Service Employees International Union, Local 509 v. Auditor of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 9, 2016No. SJC 12126Published
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The plaintiffs, Service Employees International Union, Local 509 (SEIU), the Massachusetts Nurses Association, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, challenge a decision by the Auditor of the Commonwealth approving a proposed privatization contract pursuant to G. L. c. 7, §§ 52-55 (Pacheco Law). The Pacheco Law establishes ‘“[p]rocedures that agencies must follow when beginning the bidding process for and entering into a privatization contract.” Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth. v. Auditor of the Commonwealth, 430 Mass. 783, 786 (2000) (MBTA). The…
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