Legal Opinion
Labor Relations Commission v. Town of Natick
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 5, 1976PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
These four cases concern the obligations of representatives of the town of Natick to bargain collectively with representatives of its police officers and fire fighters on subjects which, apart from the provisions of the collective bargaining statute (G. L. c. 150E), are within the authority of the chiefs of those departments.
Questions concerning the obligation of a town to bargain with representatives of its police officers have been before us recently in Chief of Police of Dracut v. Dracut, 357 Mass. 492 (1970), involving G. L. c. 41, § 97A (the so called “strong” chief law), and in Chief of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wayne County Civil Service Commission v. Board of SupervisorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
- Chief of Police of Dracut v. Town of DracutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Costigan v. Philadelphia Finance Department Employees Local 696Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- School Committee of Hanover v. CurryMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Chief of Police of Westford v. Town of WestfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Boston Teachers Union v. School Committee of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- City of Lynn v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Town of Burlington v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- National Ass'n of Government Employees, Local R1-162 v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
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