Legal Opinion
Chief Justice for Administration & Management of the Trial Court v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 28, 2011No. 09-P-1574PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSikora, J.
This appeal presents the question whether the Chief *375Justice for Administration and Management of the Trial Court (CJAM) must collectively bargain over the impact of his decisions to hire and deploy court officers for public safety purposes. The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (board) ruled that the CJAM’s unilateral decision to hire nonunion per diem court officers for service in the Superior Court in Suffolk County, without negotiation with the relevant court officers’ union of the consequences of that action, constituted a prohibited labor practice. The board ordered that the CJAM…
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