Board of Selectmen v. Labor Relations Commission

This case is before us pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 15, on an appeal by the board of selectmen of Natick (town) from a Superior Court judgment which affirmed a “decision and order” of the Labor Relations Commission (commission). In its decision the commission concluded that the town had violated G. L. c. 150E, §§ 10(a) (1) and (3), by suspending and discharging one Charles M. MacLean from the Natick police department. The commission found that the town’s actions against MacLean were prompted by MacLean’s union activities as well as by his concerted protests against job assignments. The…