Legal Opinion
City of Pittsfield v. Local 447 International Brotherhood of Police Officers
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 3, 2018No. SJC 12450PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
*1139 **634 Dale Eason was terminated from his position as a police officer in the Pittsfield police department on grounds of conduct unbecoming a police officer, untruthfulness, and falsifying records. His union, Local 447 International Brotherhood of Police Officers (union), filed a grievance, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement between the union and the city of Pittsfield (city). The union and city submitted Eason's termination to arbitration with two agreed-upon issues: (1) "Was there just cause **635 to terminate the employment of Dale Eason?"; and (2) "If not, what shall the remedy…
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